Parasitic ectoparasitic infectious disease that involves infestation of lice, blood-feeding ectoparasitic insects of the order Phthiraptera

concept

Crabs representing a nickname for pubic lice or 'VD' with chinese lettering; a safe-sex advertisement by AIDS Concern, Hong Kong. Colour lithograph, ca. 1997.

A Spanish family picking lice or fleas from each other's heads. Coloured etching, 1812.

Pubic louse, ventral view, SEM, colour- blue

Las infecciones de transmisión sexual (ITS) / ARCAT.

Pubic louse, ventral view, SEM.

Public louse, 1st claw of 2nd leg, SEM.

Pubic louse, suckers on tail piece, SEM.

Pubic louse, tip of tail, SEM

Pubic lice and scabies / FPA, NHS.

What should you know about head lice? : there's a simple answer with Full Marks lotion / Consumer Products Division, Napp Laboratories Ltd.

Bioscalin : la linea completa per la cura e la salute dei capelli / Giuliani.

Pubic louse, tail end with suckers, SEM

Pubic louse, tail end, CU spikes, SEM.

Galleries and Reading Room

Library

Shop

Café

Please note, due to essential maintenance work to our systems, you will be unable to request items in our collections; apply for, renew or pre-register for a library membership; or use our computers, laptops and printers from 06:00 on Saturday 12 July until 06:00 on Sunday 13 July. Our library will remain open as usual. Thank you for your understanding.

We're running paid user research studies to improve Wellcome Collection online

Take part in research

Lice Infestations

Images from the collections

Images about Lice Infestations

Works from the collections

Pubic lice and scabies / FPA, NHS.

What should you know about head lice? : there's a simple answer with Full Marks lotion / Consumer Products Division, Napp Laboratories Ltd.

Bioscalin : la linea completa per la cura e la salute dei capelli / Giuliani.

Pubic louse, tail end with suckers, SEM

Pubic louse, tail end, CU spikes, SEM.

Lice Infestations

Images from the collections

Images about Lice Infestations

Works from the collections

Pubic lice and scabies / FPA, NHS.

What should you know about head lice? : there's a simple answer with Full Marks lotion / Consumer Products Division, Napp Laboratories Ltd.

Bioscalin : la linea completa per la cura e la salute dei capelli / Giuliani.

Pubic louse, tail end with suckers, SEM

Pubic louse, tail end, CU spikes, SEM.

Related topics