Parasites of humans

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21Microbiology / Health / Plasmodium falciparum / Anopheles / DDT / Plasmodium malariae / Plasmodium species infecting primates / Plasmodium / Malaria / Medicine

Malaria: A Global Story Malaria is caused by single-cell parasites of genus Plasmodium (P.). Four types of P. parasites infect humans: Plasmodium falciparum, vivax, ovale and malariae. Among these, P. falciparum is the m

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Source URL: apps.nlm.nih.gov

Language: English - Date: 2008-03-19 16:35:53
22Pest control / Pyrethroids / Household chemicals / Organochlorides / Permethrin / Deltamethrin / Imidacloprid / Insect repellent / Pyrethrin / Insecticides / Agriculture / Chemistry

Humans, Public Health Insect Control Outdoors and Parasites of Man, (Homeowner[removed]Georgia Pest Management Handbook

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Source URL: www.ent.uga.edu

Language: English - Date: 2014-08-29 13:58:14
23Phyla / Protostome / Hemiptera / Mattresses / Bed bug / Bedroom / Bed / Box-spring / Flea / Parasites / Bedding / Home

BED BUGS Bedbugs are small, oval, brownish insects that live on the blood of animals or humans. Adult bedbugs have flat bodies about the size of an apple seed. After feeding, however, their bodies swell and are a reddish

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Source URL: www.wcdhd.org

Language: English - Date: 2014-11-22 17:25:46
24Parasites / Biology / Sexually transmitted diseases and infections / Pediculosis capitis / Body louse / Pediculosis / Crab louse / Head louse / Louse / Lice / Parasitology / Medicine

What are lice? Lice are tiny insects that live on humans and survive by feeding on blood. When a large number of lice live and reproduce on a person, it is called an infestation. Three different kinds of lice infest huma

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Language: English - Date: 2010-05-07 18:01:29
25Parasites / Bed bug / Starship Troopers / Biology / Software bug / Bug / Pest control / Bed / Bed bug control techniques / Hemiptera / Phyla / Protostome

Quick Facts About…Bed bugs What are bed bugs? Bed bugs are red-brown, oval-shaped, flattened insects that are about 1/4 inch long. Bed bugs often feed on the blood of humans during the night and then hide in nearby cra

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Source URL: www.in.gov

Language: English - Date: 2014-11-21 21:12:40
26Biology / Cat health / Fleas / Parasites / Dog flea / Nitenpyram / Lufenuron / Selamectin / Cat / Veterinary medicine / Medicine / Dog health

FLEA CONTROL MEASURES Fleas can spread a number of diseases between animals (e.g., tapeworms, parvoviruses) and from animals to humans (plague is a well known disease spread by fleas). Protective measures can prevent fle

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Source URL: www.cfsph.iastate.edu

Language: English - Date: 2009-07-01 14:32:58
27Parasites / Beds / Bed bug / Bed / Mattress / Box-spring / Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station / Bug / Software bug / Bedding / Home / Hemiptera

What is a bed bug?  Two species of bed bugs feed on humans Common bed bug Cimex lectularius L. Tropical bed bug Cimex hemipterus Fabr.  Blood feeders on humans and pets  Adults are apple seed in size, nymphs and

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Source URL: www.ct.gov

Language: English - Date: 2011-08-15 14:29:48
28Parasites / Biology / Sexually transmitted diseases and infections / Pediculosis capitis / Body louse / Pediculosis / Crab louse / Head louse / Louse / Lice / Parasitology / Medicine

What are lice? Lice are tiny insects that live on humans and survive by feeding on blood. When a large number of lice live and reproduce on a person, it is called an infestation. Three different kinds of lice infest huma

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Source URL: www.cuc.claremont.edu

Language: English - Date: 2010-05-07 17:49:19
29Zoology / Louse / Sucking louse / Head louse / Body louse / Pediculus humanus / Haplotype / Mitochondrion / Pediculosis capitis / Lice / Biology / Parasites

SHORT COMMUNICATION Evidence from Mitochondrial DNA That Head Lice and Body Lice of Humans (Phthiraptera: Pediculidae) are Conspecific N. P. LEO,1,2 N.J.H. CAMPBELL,2 X. YANG,3 K. MUMCUOGLU,4

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Source URL: www.headlice.org

Language: English - Date: 2008-01-19 19:10:55
30Protostome / Bed bug / Biology / Bedding / Software bug / Mattress / Bed / Bug / Bed bug control techniques / Hemiptera / Parasites / Phyla

Health News from the DCF Medical Team Bed Bugs Bedbugs have feasted on sleeping humans for thousands of years. T hey were eradicated from most developed nations with the use of DDT , which has since been banned. Reports

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Source URL: www.mass.gov

Language: English - Date: 2013-08-30 23:01:33
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