Concept information
Preferred term
Pediculus
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Nits
- Pediculi
Note
- infestation: coordinate IM with PEDICULOSIS see LICE INFESTATIONS (IM); for killing Pediculus with insecticides, see note at INSECTICIDES
Scope note
- Lice of the genus Pediculus, family Pediculidae. Pediculus humanus corporus is the human body louse and Pediculus humanus capitis is the human head louse.
History note
- 75; was see under LICE 1963-74
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D010374
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