- Temperate regions and high elevations of Africa, Asia, and the Americas.
- Crowded and unsanitary conditions associated with disasters such as war, hurricanes, and earthquakes.
- On or in clothing, especially woolens.
- NOTE: Body lice typically do not live directly on the human body.
- NOTE: Eggs typically are glued onto clothing fibers, usually along seams, but occasionally on body hairs.
- Primarily via contact with infested people.
- Also via lice leaving a person with a high fever and crawling to a nearby individual.
- Potentially via contact with infested clothing and bedding.
- Itching and irritability.
- Excessive scratching, resulting in scab-covered sores and secondary bacterial and fungal infections.
- Severe nuisances and social embarrassment.
- Vectors of three different disease agents in certain regions of the world.
- Avoid contact with infested people, clothing, and bedding.
- Infested items should be washed at 130 degrees F. and dried in a clothes drier at high temperature.
- For specific chemical control, refer to CDC recommendations and see a physician.
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