lice

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While starving and battling lice, the young women distracted themselves by fantasizing about food.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

These include scabies – caused by mites, lice and bed bugs.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

The latter is transmitted by lice and produces alternating periods of fever and recovery.

From Science Daily • Oct. 26, 2025

She sees many children in her class who she thinks would probably be better off at home: “Kids with a lot of green and yellow mucus. We’ve had kids with active lice in school.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2025

With no shampoo or soap, it is a constant battle to keep myself clean, and as a result, my hair clumps together in greasy knots, which makes it hard for me to catch the lice.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung