lice

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While starving and battling lice, the young women distracted themselves by fantasizing about food.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

These include scabies – caused by mites, lice and bed bugs.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

The latter is transmitted by lice and produces alternating periods of fever and recovery.

From Science Daily • Oct. 26, 2025

Hundreds of parasites have the ability to infect humans, including lice, mites and ticks.

From Salon • May 18, 2025

But compared with cows’ bodies, ours offer different immune defenses, lice, feces, and chemistries.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond