lice

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This suggests that immersion in hot water may interfere with lice activity or where they lay their eggs.

From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026

W. H. Auden once wrote of a miserable Roman soldier guarding a cold, rain-soaked wall in northern Europe, mentioning "lice in my tunic and a cold in my nose."

From Science Daily • Dec. 21, 2025

Hundreds of parasites have the ability to infect humans, including lice, mites and ticks.

From Salon • May 18, 2025

"It's the season for skin infections and we don't have creams or ointments for bacterial infections, no medicines to treat scabies and head lice."

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2025

Even in death, his hair swarmed with lice—or ghost lice.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer