What Are Body Lice?

Body lice is a type of lice disease that is mainly on the human body, parasitized inside the hair follicles, and lives by sucking blood!

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Body lice is a type of lice disease that is mainly on the human body, parasitized inside the hair follicles, and lives by sucking blood!

Body Lice Overview

Since no fossil lice have been found, we can only speculate on its origin. We know what ancient Egyptians and Greeks wrote, and they found prehistoric American Indian mummy. Three types of lice were found on the mummy: head lice, body lice and pubic lice.

Head lice and body lice are very similar, but body lice are slightly larger. These lice have a longer belly than a chest and the same six legs. But on the contrary, the width of the belly of the pubic lice is almost equal to its length, or even wider; the second and third pairs of legs are thicker than the first pair; the size of the pubic lice is much smaller than the head lice and the louse. The body lice can be longer than the width of the body, and the middle hind legs are short. The body lice can survive for about 10 days after leaving the human body. The body lice can also transmit recurrent fever and typhus.

Body lice characteristics

Rarely occurs in good hygiene. It is easy to find crickets and body lice in the seams, because body lice first parasitize in the seams and then to the skin. The crickets are sometimes found on body hair or in fabrics. Itching is persistent and damage is common in the shoulders, hips, and abdomen. Examination reveals small red spots caused by bites, usually with wire scratches, urticaria, or superficial bacterial infections. Occasionally rickets.

Clinical manifestations of body lice

Body lice and lice eggs are easy to find on the collar, waist, and crotch of the underwear. Most of them can be found on the headscarf, bedding, and skin of the trunk. Red spots, pimples, or wind masses caused by body lice can be seen. Wire-like scratches and blood scabs can cause lichenification and pigmentation over time. As for the diagnosis and identification of body lice, the diagnosis of car accidents is based on the fact that it is not difficult to diagnose. The diagnosis can be confirmed when lice or lice eggs are found. It should be distinguished from pruritus, prurigo, scabies nodules, etc., but it should be noted that sometimes these lesions can be related to pubic lice. Happen simultaneously.

Body Lice Treatment

The external application of Chinese medicine will block the respiratory and digestive tracts of lice, cause lice to die, and have a conclusive effect on lice eggs. Lice disease is an infectious disease. Many relationships of uncleanness should be eliminated. Strict disinfection of pollutants.