We examined the infestation rate of head and/or body lice in patients in a mental hospital, Seoul, Korea on June 27-28, 1988. Of 438 women, 146 (33.3%) were positive with nits or worms of louse. Of 143 men, 22 (15.4%) were positive with those of louse. Regular control programs were necessary to this hospital.

5. Miller RW, Rabkin CS. Merkel cell car-cinoma and melanoma: etiological similarities and differences. Luthra UK. Analysis by polymerase chain reaction of the physical state of human papillomavirus type 16 DNA in cervi-cal preneoplastic and neoplastic lesions. To the Editor: Pediculosis capitis has been well-known since antiquity (1). Human infestation can result in psychological frustration f...

BACKGROUND In the treatment of human head lice infestation, healthcare providers are increasingly concerned about lice becoming resistant to existing pesticide treatments. Traditional pesticides, used to control these pests, have a neurological mechanism of action. This publication describes a topical solution with a non-traditional mechanism of action, based on physical disruption of the wax l...

Head lice (Pediculus humanus capitis) infestation is an important disease worldwide, especially in children under 11 years old. Permethrin is the most common insecticide for treatment of human pediculosis, but nowadays resistance to permethrin and other pyrethroids has caused many treatment failures. The second treatment of choice is malathion.

backgounds: a number of studies have focused on the effects of season of birth, as an environmental factor, on embryonic development. methods: in a retrospective descriptive work, heights (crown to heel), weights and head circumferences of the full term, normal, and singleton newborn infants in hamadan city (west of iran) were collected from their randomly selected files in fattemieh hospital d...

The hair samples of Ferdinand II of Aragon (1467-1496), King of Naples, whose mummy is preserved in the Basilica of San Domenico Maggiore in Naples, showed a high content of mercury, with a value of 827ppm. Furthermore, examination using a stereomicroscope and a scanning electron microscope (SEM) of head and pubic hairs of Ferdinand II, revealed a lice infestation. The reasons for the massive p...

Background Head lice, a common social and health problem among all age groups, is especially widespread among school-aged children. Aims This study aimed to assess the prevalence of pediculosis capitis among governmental primary school students in Southern Jordan and its related risk factors. Settings and Design A sample of 500 primary schools students aged 6-12 from two male and two female...

conclusions the results showed that the prevalence of pediculosis among the glogah county primary school students was less than the average percentages observed in other students inside and outside of iran. results based on a total of 300 pupils, 17 of them (5.7%) were infested with pediculus capitis. the prevalence rate was 6.8% in the boys and 4.8% in the girls, while the rate of infestation ...

Head lice are insects that have been parasitizing human beings for thousands of years. Chemical pediculicides have been used extensively for the treatment of infestations since the early 20 century. Resistance to these pediculicides, such as permethrin, is constantly increasing and there is a need for the development of new effective compounds killing adult lice and eggs. Natural products have ...