lice

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We get a clear-eyed look at disgust, a nearly universal human response to the likes of maggots, cockroaches, ticks, leeches, slugs and lice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 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

One section demonstrates how it could be used to generate a letter about a head lice outbreak, for example.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2025

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

From Salon • May 18, 2025

The lice are simply thrown into this little pan.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque