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==Lice==

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[[Pediculosis]]

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*Infestation is called '''pediculosis'''

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*May cause anaemia ([[~~Lice|sucking lice~~]]~~), weakness, discomfort and damage to hair or wool~~

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*More common in low temperatures when hair is longer

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*Host-specific

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*Spread by direct contact

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*Most lesions are due to self-inflicted trauma

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*Grossly:

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**Papules, crusts, secondary excoriations

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**Eggs and lice visible in lesions

==Mites==

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