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Human Disease

Pediculus humanus corporis infestation

Term ID
DOID:5513
Synonyms
  • body louse infestation
  • Pediculus corporis
  • Pediculus humanus infestation
Definition
A lice infestation that is a cutaneous condition caused by parasitic infestation of body lice Pediculus humanus corporis, which feed on the human blood. Body lice can spread epidemic typhus, trench fever, and louse-borne relapsing fever. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000838.htm
References
  • ICD10CM:B85.1
  • ICD9CM:132.1
  • SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:25188002
  • UMLS_CUI:C0030758
Ontology
Human Disease   ( DOID:5513 )
Relationships
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Genes Involved
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