02000nas a2200241   4500008004100000245003200041210002700073260004300100520133900143653002401482653001501506653002501521653001501546653001501561653002501576653002001601653002601621653001701647653001101664100001601675700001701691856005001708       2019                        eng d00a<i>Pediculosis corporis</i>0 aiPediculosis corporisi  bStatPearls PublishingcJanuary 6, 20193 a<p>Body lice are parasitic insects that feed on human blood. The three types of lice that feed on humans are the head louse, Pediculus humanus capitis, the pubic or crab louse, Pthirus pubis, and the body louse. There has been debate amongst entomologists regarding the proper taxonomy of head and body lice, some identify them as two different species, while others group them as a single species. Those considering them as two distinct species identify body lice as Pediculus humanus, while those who see them as one species identify them as Pediculus humanus humanus. In the medical literature, body lice are often referred to as Pediculus humanus corporis, but according to the rules of the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature, this is an improper designation. Studies have identified that the head and body lice are closely related, with genetic studies demonstrating that body lice possess only one gene that is not also present in head lice. Unlike head and pubic lice, body lice do not live on the skin but rather live and lay their eggs in stitchings of clothing or bedding, moving to the skin only to feed. The most significant difference between body and head lice is the distinct ability of body lice to transmit the bacterial diseases of trench fever, relapsing fever, and epidemic typhus to humans.</p>
10abartonella quintana10abody louse10aBorrelia recurrentis10aCrab Louse10aHead louse10aPediculosis corporis10aRelapsing Fever10arickettsia prowazekii10atrench fever10atyphus1 aPowers, Jim1 aBadri, Talel  uhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK482148/