Human Pests: Lice and Bedbugs (Pt 1)

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Lecture 12

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Louse-borne Diseases

  1. Trench Fever

  2. Epidemic Typhus

  3. Louse-borne relapsing fever


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What order do lice belong to?

Order Phthiraptera

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Basic Information about Lice

  • belong to order Phthiraptera

  • Ectoparasites

  • Resistance to chemicals but do not transmit diseases (at least to humans)

  • Two types of lice: Mallophaga and Anoplura


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How are lice divided taxonomically?

divided based on what they feed on and their mouthparts

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Two types of lice

  1. Mallophaga

  2. Anoplura


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Classification between Mallogphaga v Anoplura

  • Mallogphaga = feed on skin, fur, or any organic material

    • Two mouth parts, over 4500 species

  • Anoplura = piercing sucking mouth parts

    • 550 species