Pediculus humanus corporis infestation

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DOID:5513 - Pediculus humanus corporis infestation

Disease Ontology Definition: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.

Synonyms: Pediculus corporis, Pediculus corporis [body louse], Pediculus humanus infestation, body louse infestation,

Echinobase Genes Genes associated with this Disease Ontology entry or its descendents or its corresponding OMIM entries

Genes associated with this Disease Ontology entry or its descendents or its corresponding OMIM entries

Other Model Organisms: AGR, MGI, ZFIN, FlyBase, WormBase, RGD

Ontology Viewers: Disease Ontology, EMBL-EBI, OLSVis tree view, Ontobee

Parent(s): lice infestation (is_a)