Louse (disambiguation)
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- A louseLouseLice is the common name for over 3,000 species of wingless insects of the order Phthiraptera; three of which are classified as human disease agents...
is a wingless insect.
- For the infection see Pediculosis
- Pediculosis capitis (Head lice infestation)
- Pediculosis corporisPediculosis corporisPediculosis corporis is a cutaneous condition caused by body lice that lay their eggs in the seams of clothing.- See also :* Pediculosis* Skin lesion...
(Pediculosis vestimenti, Vagabond's disease) - Pediculosis pubisPediculosis pubisPediculosis pubis is a disease caused by the crab louse Phthirus pubis, a parasitic insect notorious for infesting human pubic hair. The species may also live on other areas with hair, including the eyelashes causing pediculosis ciliaris. Infestation usually lead to intense itching in the pubic area...
(Crabs)
Louse may also refer to:
- Gill louseGill louseErgasilus is a genus of copepod crustaceans occurring in both the ocean and fresh water, often called gill lice. The females are parasitic upon the gills of fishes. This is similar to members of the crustacean order Arguloida . Being copepods, gill lice have a single median eye on their head. The...
, a genus of copepod crustaceans - Sea louse, a copepod
- Stone louseStone louseThe stone louse is a fictitious animal created by German humorist Loriot to parody nature documentaries...
, a fictitious animal - Whale louseWhale louseA whale louse is a parasitic crustacean of the family Cyamidae. They are related to the better-known skeleton shrimp, most species of which are found in shallower waters. Whale lice are external parasites, found in skin lesions, genital folds, nostrils and eyes of marine mammals of the order Cetacea...
, a parasitic crustacean - WoodlouseWoodlouseA woodlouse is a crustacean with a rigid, segmented, long exoskeleton and fourteen jointed limbs...
, a terrestrial crustacean - ¤, a currency symbol