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Pediculus Humanus Corporis Infestation

Disease ID: disease_node_15356

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DbxrefICD10CM:B85.1, ICD9CM:132.1, SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:25188002, UMLS_CUI:C0030758
SubclassofDOID_5502
Transmitted ByTRANS_0000007
Data SourceDOID
SynonymsPediculus corporis, Pediculus humanus infestation, body louse infestation
Doid LabelPediculus humanus corporis infestation
Doid DescriptionA 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.
Disease Node Iddisease_node_15356
Doid IdDOID_5513
LabelPediculus Humanus Corporis Infestation