Head lice are tiny six-legged insects that are only found in the hair on a human's head—most commonly in the hair of primary school-aged children. Head lice have been a constant companion for ...

There are 532 species of lice out there, but let's take a look at the most common type that plagues humans: Head lice (Pediculus humanus capitis). For starters, they have six legs, and each one ...

Head lice are tiny six-legged insects that are only found in the hair on a human’s head – most commonly in the hair of primary school-aged children. Head lice have been a constant companion ...

For as long as humans have had lice, we’ve fought hard to get rid of them. Nit combs, the fine-tooth brushes used to remove ...

Head lice infestation is a fairly common problem globally, with 6–12 million cases in children ages 3–11 reported annually in the US alone, [1] and is typically observed in the school-aged ...

Researchers thought the bacterium would infect fleas on rats, and when the rats died, the fleas would jump to humans, infecting them. Rats are also thought to be responsible for spreading more recent ...

Commonly used chemical products aren't working as well as they once did, meaning head lice are harder to kill.

The wax layer of the epicuticle (outer layer) is composed of a matrix of hydrocarbons, and four specific hydrocarbons identified to be consistent among head lice by Scherer were selected for study ...