Definition: Lice of the genus Pediculus, family Pediculidae. Pediculus humanus corporus is the human body louse and Pediculus humanus capitis is the human head louse.
infestation: coordinate IM with PEDICULOSIS see LICE INFESTATIONS (IM); for killing Pediculus with insecticides, see note at INSECTICIDES
Other names Head Lice; Body Lice; Lice, Head; Lice, Body; Head Louses; Head Lices; Body Louses; Body Lices; Pediculi; Head Louse; Body Louse; Nits; Louses, Head; Louses, Body; Louse, Head; Louse, Body; Lices, Head; Lices, Body
