Cuerpo y heces del piojo de cuerpo (pediculus humanus)
Estos son Pediculus humanus o piojos del cuerpo. Otros tipos de piojos infestan el cuero cabelludo, la cabeza (Pediculus humanus capitis,) o el área púbica ((Phthirus pubis). Algunos piojos del cuerpo pueden portar enfermedades tales como tifus epidémico, la fiebre recurrente o la fiebre de las trincheras. (Cortesía de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades -CDC- de los Estados Unidos)
Revision
Last reviewed 11/22/2011 by Kevin Berman, MD, PhD, Atlanta Center for Dermatologic Disease, Atlanta, GA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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