Pediculosis
PARASITIC ECTOPARASITIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE THAT INVOLVES INFESTATION OF LICE, BLOOD-FEEDING ECTOPARASITIC INSECTS OF THE ORDER PHTHIRAPTERA
Lice infestations; Lice infestation; Pediculosis with phthiriasis; Lousiness
Pediculosis is an infestation of lice from the sub-order Anoplura, family Pediculidae. Accordingly, the infestation with head lice is named pediculosis capitis, while this with body lice, pediculosis corporis.