Pediculus humanus corporis infestation

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.

Also known as: Pediculus corporis; Pediculus humanus infestation; body louse infestation