Schoolchildren are commonly affected by head lice, which attach to hair and feed on human blood. Although head lice are a year-round problem, the number of cases usually peaks during back-to ...

School’s back and that means head lice will once again plague households with primary school-aged children. Here’s what you can to do to bust those nits.

In a new case study, researchers from North Carolina State University found Bartonella henselae, Babesia odocoilei and Babesia divergens-like MO-1 DNA in brain tissue samples from a young child with ...

In a recent case study, researchers from North Carolina State University found Bartonella henselae, Babesia odocoilei and ...

Lice love living in our hair. But they scoot down to our scalp up to a half dozen times a day to drink our blood. Their claws are perfectly designed to scuttle up and down shafts of hair.

SENIOR residents at The Haven Old Age Home in Woodstock are being eaten alive by lice. A source at the senior residence told ...

An experienced South Australian snake catcher has spent a week in hospital after being bitten by a lice-infested snake he was treating with a bath.

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Lice, as parasites that feed on blood, are associated with annoyance and discomfort. In the dream world, their presence might ...