Figure 1.
Adult body louse and head lice.
A. Ventral view of slide-mounted female head louse; B. Ventral view of slide-mounted male body louse; C. Dorsal view of ethanol-preserved female head louse; D. Dorsal view of ethanol-preserved male head louse. All photographs were taken using a Visionary Digital K2/SC long-distance microscope (Infinity Photo-Optical Company, Boulder, CO), courtesy of Lorenza Beati.
Table 1.
Selected morphological and biological differences between human head and body lice.
Table 2.
Therapeutic options for the treatment of pediculosis.