| head lice. | | 1976 | 59349 |
| preliminary survey on susceptibility of "pediculus humanus corporis" to insecticides in teheran, iran. | | 1976 | 71954 |
| pediculosis capitis treated with quassia tincture. | 454 patients were treated with quassia tincture for head lice. at examination one week later only three patients had hatched lice. there was firm evidence that these patients had been reinfested. the treatment procedure was acceptable both to patients and to staff and no side-effects were observed. as resistance to clophenothane has appeared, alternative cures are needed. this study confirms earlier reports on the effectiveness of quassia tincture, which seems to be a useful alternative to cloph ... | 1978 | 83089 |
| [resistence of head lice against gammexane (lindane) applies also to the nonalcoholic preparations]. | | 1979 | 85264 |
| head lice in the seventies. | | 1979 | 88560 |
| head lice and hygiene. | | 1979 | 91008 |
| demographic study of head lice infestations in sacramento county school children. | head lice infestations have become a problem in school children in sacramento county. an open study was conducted to determine how widespread head lice infestations were among preschool and elementary school children in sacramento county and to see how effective a newly marked ever-the-counter pediculicide containing 0.3% pyrethrins synergized by 3.0% piperonyl butoxide was. the public health nurse for this study visited the homes of all reported patients infested with head lice. she verified an ... | 1979 | 457325 |
| the black race and head lice. | | 1979 | 468453 |
| [current means of controlling pediculosis outbreaks in the south of france]. | the authors sum up the principal morphological, biological and ecological characteristics of the human lice. moreover they recall the therapeutic and prophylactic measures which could be used against them, and they bring to mind their "in vitro and in vivo" research technics on comparative effectiveness of certain insecticides against head lice. | 1979 | 498388 |
| insecticidal tests on immature head lice, pediculus capitis (anoplura)--a new technique. | | 1979 | 522125 |
| [head lice infestation--prevention and control]. | | 1979 | 554947 |
| head lice infestation--a practical approach. | | 1977 | 585106 |
| organophosphorous poisoning from preparations used for head lice [proceedings]. | | 1977 | 602191 |
| malathion lotion and shampoo: a comparative trial in the treatment of head lice. | | 1977 | 609717 |
| adaptations of membrane feeding techniques for feeding the squirrel flea, orchopeas howardi, and the squirrel louse, neohaematopinus sciuropteri, with notes on the feeding of the human body louse, pediculus humanus var. corporis. | | 1978 | 633302 |
| diarrhea and school toilet hygiene in cali, colombia. | in a 4-week period in early 1976 in a poor, working class area of cali, colombia, the prevalences of diarrhea, vomiting, common cold, and head lice in schoolchildren were measured in relation to classroom size and to the condition of the school toilets. the study found that unhygienic toilet conditions were related to diarrhea, and it was estimated that if all schools could reach the modest level of hygiene of the two schools with the relatively best facilities, diarrhea would be reduced by 44% ... | 1978 | 665657 |
| ecological separation of the human head lice and body lice (anoplura: pediculidae). | | 1978 | 734730 |
| [treatment of head lice with quassia tincture]. | | 1979 | 760295 |
| virulence of rickettsia prowazeki for head lice. | wild head lice were obtained by combing out adult and instar lice from the uncut hair of school children. normal body lice were selected from a colony of rabbit-adapted body lice obtained from the united states department of agriculture and maintained in the department of microbiology for more than 10 yr. thirty-nine head lice and 60 body lice were fed on a rabbit that had been injected intravenously with a 10% suspension of a yolk sac pool from eggs heavily infected with the ankara strain of vi ... | 1975 | 829471 |
| human lice -- biology and control. | | 1977 | 841016 |
| resistance of human body lice to malathion in ethiopia. | | 1976 | 841662 |
| an epidemic of pediculosis capitis. | an epidemic due to pediculus humanus capitis occurred in the public schools of buffalo, new york, in the winter of 1973. a survey at one elementary school showed that 20% of whites and no blacks were infested, and a city-wide prevalence survey during the academic year september 1972 to may 1973 showed that 7.2% of all pupils were infested. an epidemiological investigation showed that sex, age, race, socioeconomic status, crowding, method of closeting garments, and family size influenced the dist ... | 1977 | 870674 |
| [biology of pediculus humanus humanus (linn.) of weigl strain]. | | 1977 | 898976 |
| epidemiology of an outbreak of head lice in georgia. | an outbreak of head lice infestation (pediculosis) occurred in elementary school children in barrow county, georgia, in january 1974. an investigation was initiated to define the magnitude of the outbreak, determine factors that contribute to transmission, and disseminate information on control. all elementary school children in the county were examined for head lice and answered a questionnaire. fifty-three (3%) of 1,783 white pupils were infested, but none of the 500 black pupils was infested. ... | 1976 | 961997 |
| head lice--a growing problem. | | 1976 | 1045399 |
| the 'state of knowledge' on human lice in the public health area. | | 1975 | 1144697 |
| pediculus humanus capitis. | | 1975 | 1165661 |
| [ddt-resistent head lice]. | | 1975 | 1166530 |
| treatment of head lice infestation with benzyl benzoate and pyrethrum. | | 1975 | 1224221 |
| the effect of erythromycin on the growth of rickettsia prowazekii in the body louse (pediculus humanus corporis l) and the tick (ornithodoros moubata murray). | body lice (pediculus humanus corporis l) and ticks (ornithodoros moubata) that had been infected with rickettsia prowazekii received varying doses of erythromycin. the anti-rickettsial activity of this drug was evaluated with regard to the determination of the numbers of surviving microorganism (lid100) and the in vivo concentration of erythromycin in both arthropod hosts. erythromycin was found to exert a rickettsiostatic effect in lice, whereas in ticks the drug at concentrations of 0.3--0.04 ... | 1976 | 1253630 |
| [determination of the sensitivity of head lice to insecticides]. | the author recommends a method of determination of sensitivity of head lice which, in difference from the accepted one, is based on the establishment of the time interval between the death of 50-100% of the insects as a result of the contact with the insecticide in definite doses of the active substance. the method permits to assess the rapidity and the extent of the toxic action of various substances on lice; it is simple and convenient for use in practice. | 1976 | 1266450 |
| [findings of body lice (pediculus humanus l.) in czechoslovakia]. | the first finding of body lice in czechoslovakia since year 1945 is demonstrated. the determination of the species is based on the location of the louse on the body of the infested person and on the significant differences in the length of tibia of middle legs in these lice and those collected from the head of children. local eradication was achieved by using formulation containing permethrin, against head lice. | 1992 | 1291116 |
| postmarketing surveillance study of permethrin creme rinse. | an observational, epidemiological study was undertaken to evaluate the safety of permethrin 1% creme rinse (nix) for treatment of head lice infestations. | 1992 | 1375002 |
| evaluation of efficacy of four pediculicides against head louse (pediculus capitis) infestation. | to evaluate the efficacy and to determine the minimum effective dosage of four pediculicides against head louse infestation, as well as to select a safe, effective, practical, and cheap agent, 1,657 infested school children in 25 primary schools in szu-hu, kou-hu, and ku-keng districts of yunlin county were treated and 1,611 of them were examined. the overall cure rate was 73% and the rate for boys (84%) was higher than that for girls (71%). the cure rate of nix (permethrin 1%) cream rinse was 8 ... | 1992 | 1377757 |
| the head louse in sierra leone: an epidemiological study among school children, in the njala area. | a survey of five primary schools in the njala area, sierra leone showed that pediculus humanus capitis infestation is wide-spread. the overall prevalence was 6.8% among 1007 school children examined. infestation rates varied between schools from 1.4% to 14.6% and the prevalence of infestation increased with age, from 3.1% among class i children to 10.2% among class iv and decreased to 4.9% among class vi children. females had a higher infestation rate (8.3%) than their male counterparts (5.4%). ... | 1992 | 1476959 |
| [head louse infestation among girls in an orphanage and women in a mental hospital and mass-delousing with bioallethrin (para aerosol)]. | after evaluation of presence of nits and/or lice, para aerosol(bioallethrin with piperonyl butoxide) was applied to 97 women and 43 girls, regardless of the results of their infestation, living at 2 separate institutions. twelve days after the first treatment the second treatment was carried out and the presence of head lice was examined for the evaluation of treatment effect. among total 140 subjects, 98(70.0%) were nit positive and 85(60.7%) were louse positive. the infestation rates of girls ... | 1992 | 1576113 |
| a clinico-epidemiological study of epidemic typhus in africa. | epidemic, louse-borne typhus persists in the rugged, mountainous areas of ethiopia and much of northeastern and central africa as well as in the rural highlands of central and south america, where the conditions of living favor the harboring of body lice and where antibiotic treatment and effective louse-control measures are unavailable. the historical significance and current epidemiology of typhus, including the reservoir of rickettsia prowazekii in flying squirrels in the united states, are r ... | 1992 | 1600020 |
| [the detection of rickettsia prowazekii in the vectors of louse-born typhus pediculus humanus by using monoclonal antibody-based preparations]. | the results of this investigation indicate that preparations obtained on the basis of monoclonal antibodies have proved to be suitable for the detection of r. prowazekii antigens in the natural carrier of typhus when used in all types of the enzyme immunoassay; of these, the assay made by the capture method has been found to possess the highest sensitivity. the testing of the sensitivity limits has shown that this method known as elisa-mu-capture, i.e. elisa carried out with the use of antibodie ... | 1990 | 1700564 |
| chemotherapy of head louse (pediculus humanus capitis) infestation gamma benzene hexachloride (gamma-bhc) among school children in szu-hu district, yunlin county, central west taiwan. | in order to evaluate the effectiveness of 1% gamma-bhc emulsion against head louse infestation, 1,527 school children were examined using observation by ocular and combing methods were used and infested children were treated with three regimes of 1% gamma-bhc emulsion. an overall infestation rate of 40% was found. the infestation rate was highest in tung-kuang primary school (59%) and lowest in chien-hua primary schools (7%). the rate was highest among school children grade 2 (45%) and lowest in ... | 1991 | 1715809 |
| health promotion: head lice to heart disease. | | 1991 | 1747342 |
| school nurses should be able to dispense lotion for head lice. | | 1991 | 1762952 |
| [the mathematical modelling of the processes in the natural multiplication of human lice (exemplified by the head louse population]. | methods of mathematical modelling and prediction of louse propagation processes in the natural habitation medium are presented. theoretical and experimental data on head louse ecology served the basis for the elaboration of a mathematical model predicting the population dynamics. the model structure corresponds to 3 stages of louse development cycle (eggs, larva, lice) and parameters corresponding to natural characteristics of louse propagation process: mean lifespan of each individual during ea ... | 1991 | 1770886 |
| a comparison of a single occasion treatment of head louse infestation with phenothrin liquid shampoo or a carbaryl lotion. | fifty subjects with head louse infestation were recruited into a controlled trial to compare a phenothrin liquid shampoo with a carbaryl lotion. twenty-seven subjects were treated with phenothrin and 23 with carbaryl, each formulation being applied only on a single occasion. subjects were inspected for evidence of live lice and eggs at 24 hours and 3 to 4 weeks after application of treatment. the results showed that both the phenothrin liquid shampoo and the carbaryl lotion were effective in kil ... | 1991 | 1778089 |
| head lice in drawings of kindergarten children. | drawings by kindergarten children were analyzed in order to study the emotional reaction of these children to head lice. the choice of color was significant (black was used by 43% of the children, indicating that the subject of lice is associated with anxiety and fear) as were the unhappy faces and omissions of mouths in the drawings. while we know today that lice do not discriminate between clean and dirty hair, parents and professionals react very negatively to the condition, and this feeling ... | 1991 | 1860777 |
| a review of the epidemiology, public health importance, treatment and control of head lice. | head lice are cosmopolitan and endemic. while they are not responsible for the spread of any disease, they are the cause of considerable social distress. they can infest anybody and do not discriminate between class or cleanliness. head lice are transmitted primarily by direct contact. the only satisfactory method to clear an infestation is by chemical treatment. the most effective pediculicides to date are those which contain permethrin (nix) or malathion (prioderm). compliance with product ins ... | 1991 | 1884315 |
| a comparison of two insecticidal shampoos in the treatment of head louse infection. | the efficacy and tolerability of a phenothrin liquid shampoo was compared with a carbaryl shampoo in 50 children with head lice infection. twenty-five children were treated with a phenothrin liquid shampoo and 25 with a carbaryl shampoo. each treatment was applied on three occasions at three-day intervals. reinspection two weeks after initiation of treatment revealed two apparent treatment failures in the carbaryl group and one in the phenothrin group. no side effects were reported for either tr ... | 1991 | 1907325 |
| clinical observations related to head lice infestation. | living lice and eggs were found in 19% of 2643 children examined in israel. boys and girls were equally infested. bite reactions, pruritus, excoriations, lymphadenopathy, and conjunctivitis were the most common signs and symptoms. bite reactions, pruritus, excoriations, and conjunctivitis were found more frequently in infested children than in noninfested children. lymphadenopathy, eczema, influenza, herpes, crusts behind ears, blepharitis, seborrhea, psoriasis, erythema, vitiligo, secondary inf ... | 1991 | 1918461 |
| back to school signals "head lice season". | | 1991 | 1931269 |
| the efficacy of pediculicides in israel. | fourteen pediculicides currently available in israel were evaluated for their killing effect on the eggs, nymphs and adults from a laboratory-grown colony of body lice (pediculus humanus humanus). the efficacy of all pediculicides was determined after a single treatment. the exposure time of the lice to the preparations was according to the manufacturers' instructions. the shampoo formulations hafif (abic, israel), pyracide (fischer, israel), a-200 pyrinate (norcliff thayer, usa) and t-pal (fisc ... | 1991 | 1955310 |
| permethrin: treatment of head lice infestations. | | 1991 | 1957801 |
| strategic aspects of insecticide resistance in head lice. | | 1991 | 2005604 |
| [pyrethrin and pyrethroid (permethrin) in the treatment of scabies and pediculosis]. | the history and development of pyrethrum, the natural pyrethrins and synthetic pyrethroids and their insecticidal properties, chemical structure and toxic and allergic side-effects are reported. permethrin is stressed as a photostable insecticide that is very effective against a large variety of insects and mites with low mammalian toxicity and virtually no allergic side-effects. only 10-20 min after application, permethrin (1% cream rinse or 0.5% in ethanol) proved to be safe, reliable and cosm ... | 1991 | 2010292 |
| pediculosis prevention and control strategies of community health and school nurses: a descriptive study. | pediculus humanus capitis (pediculosis capitis) affects several million school children in the united states every year and is more prevalent among children than all other childhood communicable diseases combined. traditional treatment of pediculosis involves the direct application of pesticides to the scalp of infested individuals. yet, a single-treatment, 100% ovicidal pediculicide has not been developed. head lice can be easily detected by an educated screener. the national pediculosis associ ... | 1991 | 2033411 |
| human lice infestations and their treatment. | | 1991 | 2037975 |
| [head lice infestation in the cottbus district]. | 670 children of infant-schools and 109 children of schools were examined for head-lice. also the existence of nits was valued. the identified infestation of 9.9% is to stimulate examinations in other districts of gdr and measures to form the search and the control of these ectoparasites with more effects. | 1990 | 2085045 |
| comparison of phenothrin shampoo and malathion lotion in the treatment of head louse infection. | eighty patients (age range 4-10 years) with head lice infection were recruited to the study. forty patients were treated with a single application of 0.2% w/v phenothrin liquid shampoo and 40 with 0.2% w/v malathion lotion. inspection of the patients one week later revealed that no live lice remained in either group, but that two patients had viable eggs in the malathion lotion group. re-inspection four weeks after application revealed that five patients of the phenothrin shampoo group and seven ... | 1990 | 2110262 |
| head lice in israeli children: parents' answers to an epidemiological questionnaire. | the aim was to determine the influence of the socioeconomic status of the family and the hygienic practices in the home on the prevalence of head lice infestation in children. | 1990 | 2152156 |
| sociodemographic factors associated with pediculosis capitis and pubis among young adults in the israel defense forces. | while socioeconomic factors have been found to be important in the incidence of head lice (pediculosis capitis) infestation, most reports pertain to children. furthermore, it is not clear whether similar factors are correlated with infestation with pubic lice (phthirus pubis). we examined the association of two measures of socioeconomic status with each condition in a random sample of 500 notifications of each condition in the israel defense forces. since head lice were predominantly reported in ... | 1990 | 2152157 |
| [intestinal parasites and ectoparasites in the v region, chile: study in the psychiatric hospital of putaendo]. | a prospective study was carried out in 229 chronic patients (of both sexes) from the psychiatric hospital of putaendo, in order to find out the frequency of intestinal parasites and/or commensals in the period 1987-1989. one hundred and ninety four (84.7%) out of the 229 studied patients were infected by parasites and/or commensals. the high prevalence of commensals entamoeba coli (55.0%) and endolimax nana (50.5%) became more evident. among the parasites, the most frequent was trichuris trichiu ... | 1990 | 2152365 |
| records of ectoparasites on humans and sheep from viking-age deposits in the former western settlement of greenland. | during recent archaeological excavations in viking greenland, specimens of the human flea, pulex irritans l., and the body louse, pediculus humanus humanus l., were recovered from several farmsteads. bovicola ovis (schrank) and the sheep ked, melophagus ovinus (l.), also were found in associated deposits. the specimens were dated from about ad 990 to ad 1350. these finds raise questions about the levels of hygiene of the viking farmers and open some interesting medical and biogeographical conund ... | 1990 | 2201769 |
| epidemiological studies on head lice infestation in israel. i. parasitological examination of children. | of 3,079 children in a medium-sized community near jerusalem, 11.2% were found to be infested with living lice and eggs and another 23.4% had only nits. boys and girls were equally infested. the incidence of infestation was highest among children 4-11 years of age. about 78% of the infested children had from one to ten lice. approximately 80% of the infested children had nits that were 2-5 cm away from the scalp. boys with medium length hair and girls with short hair showed the highest incidence ... | 1990 | 2228380 |
| systemic activity of ivermectin on the human body louse (anoplura: pediculidae). | eighty-one to 100% of nymphs and females of the human body louse (pediculus humanus humanus) that fed artificially on blood containing 2.5-10 ng ivermectin/ml died. the mortality of nymphs and female lice fed on rabbits treated with 200 micrograms/kg ivermectin was very high during the first two to three days, then declined sharply, reaching the level of the controls on day six. nymphs were more sensitive than females. the average number of eggs laid by surviving females and the percentage that ... | 1990 | 2299658 |
| comprehensive pediculosis screening programs for elementary schools. | pediculosis (head lice) is a major school and community health problem with an estimated 6-12 million cases annually resulting in $367 million a year in consumer costs, lost parental wages, and school system expenses. the greatest incidence is seen in children ages 5-12; however, the incidence in the 24-36 year old group is increasing due to their exposure to infested children. developing comprehensive pediculosis screening programs in elementary schools provides an effective method for preventi ... | 1990 | 2366522 |
| evaluation of ear tags impregnated with cypermethrin for the control of sheep body lice (damalinia ovis). | the application of polymer matrix ear tags impregnated with 8.5% w/w cypermethrin to 6 wethers following shearing reduced lice to non-detectable levels on 4 of them at 29 weeks after tagging. at the conclusion of the study at 45 weeks the mean count of lice on tagged wethers was 3 per sheep compared to 158 on untreated wethers. in a second experiment, 6 non-infected sheep were treated at shearing with cypermethrin tags, 6 with 25 g/l cypermethrin backline formulation, 6 with tags plus backline a ... | 1990 | 2375721 |
| [epidemiology of communicable skin diseases in school children of a rural area in north ethiopia]. | the pupils of 5 elementary schools in the dembia-district in northethiopia were inspected in serial examinations. the transmissible skin diseases head lice infestation, tinea capitis, impetigo contagiosa and verrucae vulgares are very common among the unselected children (5 to 15 years old). only 16% of all children had not any infectious skin disease. the investigations showed the unfortunate conditions of the poor hygiene those are existing in the rural areas of a developing country in the tro ... | 1990 | 2376267 |
| nursing children. how to deal with head lice. | | 1990 | 2398983 |
| comparative efficacy of treatments for pediculosis capitis infestations. | ovicidal activity and killing times were evaluated for six pediculicides, using viable eggs and recently fed head lice from infested children. lice were continuously exposed to the products until death, and elapsed time was recorded. eggs were immersed for ten minutes, rinsed, and dried. four synergized pyrethrin products (rid, r&c shampoo, a-200 pyrinate shampoo, a-200 pyrinate liquid) killed all lice in ten to 23 minutes, and 23% to 32% of treated eggs hatched; 0.5% malathion lotion (prioderm ... | 1986 | 2420284 |
| 1% permethrin cream rinse vs 1% lindane shampoo in treating pediculosis capitis. | the therapeutic efficacy and tolerance of a single application of 1% permethrin cream rinse, applied for ten minutes, and a single application of 1% lindane shampoo applied, as recommended by the manufacturer, for four minutes, against the head louse pediculus humanus var capitis were compared in a single-blinded, randomized, controlled clinical trial. of 573 patients enrolled at eight centers, 559 were assessable for tolerance and 508 for efficacy. of the 257 patients treated with 1% permethrin ... | 1986 | 2426940 |
| permethrin 1% creme rinse for the treatment of pediculus humanus var capitis infestation. | permethrin 1% creme rinse (nix) was tested as a treatment for pediculus humanus var capitis (head lice) in a placebo-controlled, double-blinded, randomized study. as a positive control, a third arm of the study included nonrandomized, but investigator-blinded, treatment with 1% lindane shampoo (kwell). at 14 days after treatment, 97% of patients treated with permethrin were free of lice compared to 6% of placebo-treated patients (p less than 0.001) and 43% of the lindane-treated group. permethri ... | 1986 | 2430269 |
| permethrin 5% dermal cream: a new treatment for scabies. | permethrin 5% dermal cream (burroughs wellcome co.) was compared in an investigator-blinded, randomized study against lindane 1% lotion (kwell) for the treatment of microscopically confirmed scabies. eleven of twenty-three patients treated with permethrin cream were cured in 2 weeks (48%). only two patients had scabies 1 month following a single treatment with this product, giving a cure rate of 91%. one of these two patients was considered to have a reinfestation. only three of twenty-three (13 ... | 1986 | 2431015 |
| [infestation by pediculus humanus capitis: a current long-standing public health problem]. | | 1986 | 2435298 |
| scabies and head lice. | | 1987 | 2436134 |
| comparative study of permethrin 1% creme rinse and lindane shampoo for the treatment of head lice. | the efficacy and safety of permethrin 1% creme rinse and lindane shampoo were compared for the treatment of head lice (pediculus humanus var. capitis). a total of 1040 patients in the nezahualcoyotl community of mexico city representing 296 family groups were enrolled and randomized to treatment, with one patient in each family designated as the index patient. among index patients 98% treated with permethrin and 76% treated with lindane were louse-free 2 weeks after treatment (p less than 0.001) ... | 1987 | 2437521 |
| head lice and scabies in children. | | 1987 | 2441345 |
| pharmacotherapy of head lice in children: an update. | | 1987 | 2443635 |
| further studies on head lice and their control in tasmania. | this study on the control of head lice infestation in tasmania confirms the efficacy of malathion preparations compared with lindane preparations. | 1989 | 2472132 |
| dermal absorption of the insecticide lindane (1 delta, 2 delta, 3 beta, 4 delta, 5 delta, 6 beta-hexachlorocyclohexane) in rats and rhesus monkeys: effect of anatomical site. | dermal absorption of the insecticide lindane (1 delta, 2 delta, 3 beta, 4 delta, 5 delta, 6 beta-hexachlorocyclohexane) was determined in rats and rhesus monkeys. lindane is in widespread use as a 1% cream or lotion scabicide formulation and as a 1% miticide shampoo for body lice control in humans. results obtained following our in vivo dermal absorption procedure demonstrated that 18 +/- 4.1%, 34 +/- 5.2%, and 54 +/- 26.3% of the applied dose was absorbed following topical applications at a rat ... | 1989 | 2477558 |
| scabies, lice, and fungal infections. | scabies and pediculosis capitis are frequent and often unrecognized causes of multiple streptococcal and staphylococcal pyodermas. permethrin 1 per cent creme rinse (nix) for head lice, and permethrin 5 per cent topical cream for scabies are new, highly effective, safe, and cosmetically elegant treatments which have shown superiority over older remedies. in populations in which pediculosis and scabies have resisted traditional lindane therapy, patients promptly responded to these permethrin prod ... | 1989 | 2477865 |
| treatment of head lice and scabies infestations in children. | | 1989 | 2479903 |
| [the prevalence of head louse infestation among urban and rural children in korea]. | the prevalence of head louse (pediculus hamanus var. capitis) infestation in preschool and school children in 9 urban and 8 rural areas of korea, was investigated. of 11,865 children who were examined for head lice and nits, 2,900(24.4%) were found infested. the over-all infestation rate of rural children, 58.9%, was higher than that of urban children, 14.4%. there also existed significant differences in the infestation rate among various regions of urban as well as rural areas. females were mor ... | 1989 | 2486839 |
| effectiveness of permethrin-treated military uniform fabric against human body lice. | military uniform fabric patches treated with permethrin were evaluated against natural and laboratory strains of human body lice, pediculus humanus, l. permethrin-treated fabric was toxic to body lice on contact and quickly affected feeding behavior and the likelihood of disease transmission, even when washed up to 20 times. the use of permethrin-treated clothing offers a new passive approach in human louse control not previously feasible. military personnel wearing permethrin-treated uniforms, ... | 1989 | 2494588 |
| malathion for head lice. | | 1989 | 2593975 |
| prevalence of body lice in elementary school students in three ethiopian towns at different altitudes. | a survey of body lice in three different altitudinal zones of ethiopia was conducted. the survey population consisted of primary school children of both sexes ranging in age from 6-25 years. the areas of study were gambela, kemise and debre-berhan. only 33.2% of the school children were found to be free from infestation and the rest, 66.8%, harboured body lice ranging in number of 1 to 598. the prevalence in debre-berhan (76.2%) was found to be significantly higher (p less than 0.001) than in ga ... | 1989 | 2598908 |
| [head lice. the club behind my ear]. | | 1989 | 2617439 |
| head lice infestation in some urban localities of nwfp, pakistan. | the prevalence of head lice infestation was estimated among the general population of four urban localities in the north west frontier province of pakistan during 1986. altogether 1002 persons (656 females, 346 males) were screened by visual inspection and combing of the head. the overall infestation rate was 36.7%, with females showing a higher prevalence (41.5%) than males (27.7%). the prevalence did not differ significantly with locality, and exhibited only a slight seasonal variation. pedicu ... | 1989 | 2619367 |
| [pediculosis capitis: epidemiologic study of 23,624 schoolchildren in bilbao]. | head lice infestation have become a great problem in school children, reaching epidemic proportions in some countries. an open study was conducted to determinate how widespread head lice infestation were among preschool and elementary school children in bilbao (north of spain). we studied 23,624 children from whole public school of the city, aged 3 years to 14 years. the results of head lice control were: total prevalence 9.39% (between 1.8% and 31.6%). we found more girls than boys become infes ... | 1989 | 2636786 |
| dispelling the common myths about pediculosis. | pediculosis, the condition of being infested by head lice, is a major community health problem in the united states. head lice, the most common species in humans, occupy considerable amounts of time and energy both within schools and the medical community. the condition creates school and family disturbances and personal embarrassment--consequences far exceeding its medical effects. because parents are often embarrassed when they are informed about a head lice infestation, they often do not appr ... | 1989 | 2915317 |
| head lice, pediculus humanus capitis (anoplura: pediculidae) from hair combs excavated in israel and dated from the first century b.c. to the eighth century a.d.. | | 1988 | 3060619 |
| updated community approach to head lice. | | 1988 | 3150450 |
| large-scale measures applied in the elimination of severe head louse infestation in south sudan, using pyrethrum and synergists. | for the elimination of head-body lice in various villages in the melut district in south sudan the application of pyrethrum louse shampoo and pyrethrum spray proved highly effective. clothing were also placed in pyrethrum suspensions. | 1988 | 3169559 |
| [ultrastructural characteristics of the simple eyes of the louse pediculus humanus corporis]. | the simple eye of the human louse consists of two apparatuses: dioptric and light sensitive. the dioptric apparatus contains only a biconvex lens, which represents local thickening of the cuticle. the eye lacks the crystal cone (semper cells) and special pigment cells. the light sensitive part of the eye contains about 130 photoreceptor cells. each photoreceptor has rhabdomere which consists of numerous microvilli. the pigment granules are located only in the photoreceptor cells. | 1988 | 3174177 |
| epidemiology of head lice infestation in school children at peshawar, pakistan. | an epidemiological survey of head lice infestation among school children at peshawar (pakistan) was conducted from april to december 1986. lice were detected by visual inspection and combing of the head. a total sample of 2287 students (1499 girls, 788 boys) aged 8-16 years from six schools revealed an overall prevalence of 46%, with girls showing a higher infestation rate (49%) than the boys (40%). the infestation in girls was more common in one of the three girls' schools surveyed, while in bo ... | 1988 | 3204648 |
| the low income preschools in benin city: some health aspects of the children. | forty-three proprietors of the low-income preschools in benin city and 353 mothers of children attending such groups were asked to give information pertaining to the common health problems and immunization status of the children. information was obtained by interviews and self-administered questionnaires. moreover, 415 children were examined to determine the incidence of head lice, scabies, ringworm and catarrh - conditions which had been found to be common among children in the low-income group ... | 1988 | 3227562 |
| eradication of head lice with a single treatment. | single application of nix (permethrin 1% creme rinse) and rid were compared as treatments for pediculosis capitis in 435 patients, the majority of whom were children. seven days after the treatment, 98 per cent of the permethrin-treated and 85 per cent of the rid-treated patients were free of lice. at 14 days, prior to nit removal, 96 per cent of the permethrin-treated and 62 per cent of the rid-treated patients were still lice free. seventeen (7 per cent) permethrin-treated and 32 (16 per cent) ... | 1988 | 3291623 |
| pediculosis capitis among primary schoolchildren in urban and rural areas of kwara state, nigeria. | the prevalence of head lice (pediculosis humanus capitis) was investigated among urban and rural schoolchildren in ilorin, capital of kwara state, nigeria, and two neighboring rural communities. among the pupils, 57 (3.1%) of 1,842 urban schoolchildren examined were infested, compared with only one (0.1%) of 1.056 rural school pupils. more female pupils had infestations. children less than age five, primary i pupils, and pupils in primary vi were not infested. urban schoolchildren with 41-45 lic ... | 1988 | 3352231 |
| evaluation of an intervention program for head lice infestation in school children. | in order to investigate the point prevalence rate of pediculosis capitis (human head lice) among children in the southern region of israel, 1431 elementary school children (6 to 15 years old), representing rural and urban environments, were examined and characterized by sociodemographic variables. an intervention program was initiated immediately after the first examination, which included "health education" for children and parents and free medicated shampoo (with pediculocides) provided for ea ... | 1988 | 3357714 |
| pyrethrins combined with piperonyl butoxide (rid) vs 1% permethrin (nix) in the treatment of head lice. | in a randomized controlled trial, 58 subjects were treated for pediculus humanus var capitis with either pyrethrins combined with piperonyl butoxide (rid, pfizer inc, new york) or 1% permethrin (nix, burroughs wellcome co, research triangle park, nc); 31 subjects received rid and 27 subjects received nix. both products were applied according to manufacturer's directions so that nix was applied only on the first visit and rid was applied on the first visit and again seven days later. after each t ... | 1988 | 3381781 |
| treating a child with head lice. | | 1987 | 3423642 |
| screening for head lice in pediatric dental patients. | | 1987 | 3481830 |
| action of cotrimoxazole on head lice. | | 1987 | 3499928 |