If you’ve noticed a bug on your clothes, in your hair, in your kid’s hair, or on your pet, there’s no need to panic, as it might not be a louse. Many insects have a lice-like appearance and are often ...

Dear Dr. Roach: How does an adult handle getting rid of persistent infestation (over five months) of body lice? Are there doctors or professionals skilled in dealing with this problem? If so, how ...

WASHINGTON — The University of Maryland is warning students after cases of body lice were reported on campus. According to the UMD Department of Environmental Safety, Sustainability and Risk, parts of ...

Body lice are tiny insects, about the size of a sesame seed. Body lice live in your clothing and bedding and travel to your skin several times a day to feed on blood. The most common sites for bites ...

University of Maryland officials confirmed cases of body lice on campus — prompting inspections, treatments, and warnings to students. The university’s Pest Control Management Units said they have ...

Thomas Herzinger, MD, remembers his one and only encounter with a case of body lice infestation all too well. A "visibly drunk" young man entered the examination room and began to disrobe. Herzinger — ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Like an unwelcome houseguest or itinerant squatter, the human body louse shows up when times are bad and always makes them worse. Now a multi-institutional team reports that it has ...

In a creative use of insect genetics to solve an enduring mystery of human evolution, scientists studying the DNA of lice have concluded that early humans may have started wearing clothes just a few ...