lice

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We get a clear-eyed look at disgust, a nearly universal human response to the likes of maggots, cockroaches, ticks, leeches, slugs and lice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Others do not, viewing the bots as sidewalk lice that create hazards and take jobs from humans.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 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

I remember lice from the boat—Mam was terrified of us kids getting it, and she checked our heads every day, quarantining us when we heard about outbreaks in other cabins.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline