DISEASES

Disease-gene associations mined from literature

Human genes for Pediculus humanus corporis infestation

Pediculus humanus corporis infestation [DOID:5513]

A lice infestation that is a cutaneous condition caused by parasitic infestation of body lice Pediculus humanus corporis, which feed on the human blood. Body lice can spread epidemic typhus, trench fever, and louse-borne relapsing fever.

Synonyms:  Pediculus humanus corporis infestation,  DOID:5513,  Pediculus humanus corporis infestations,  body louse infestation,  Pediculus humanus infestation ...