Scientists have long debated whether human body lice might have helped drive the rapid spread of the bacteria responsible for ...

However a new study suggests that human body lice are more efficient at transmitting Yersinia pestis – the bacteria that causes the plague – than previously thought. The findings, published in ...

Fluorescent image of a human body louse with Yersinia pestis infection (orange/red) in the Pawlowsky glands. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases ...

Body lice live on human clothing and visit their hosts only if they need to feed. They have tan-reddish, transparent-looking bodies and measure around 0.09 – 0.13 inches long.

But a team from the universities of Oslo and Ferrara now says the first, the Black Death, can be "largely ascribed to human fleas and body lice". The study, in the Proceedings of the National ...

Since humans have had hair, we've probably also had lice. The small parasites, which live on human heads, have plagued school classrooms and sleepovers alike for centuries, but a new study shows a ...

A file photo of a transplant surgery in Quebec. Bartonella quintana, an infection caused by body lice, has been found in seven organ transplant recipients in Alberta since 2022. (Radio-Canada ...

Head lice infestation is a fairly common problem globally, with 6–12 million cases in children ages 3–11 reported annually in the US alone, [1] and is typically observed in the school-aged ...