Term Name: lice infestation
Synonyms: Infestation by Pediculus, Louse infestation, mixed pediculosis, mixed pediculosis infestation, pediculosis, Pediculosis + lice, pediculosis and phthirus infection, Pediculosis and phthirus infections, Pediculosis and phthirus infestation
Definition: A parasitic ectoparasitic infectious disease that involves infestation of lice, which are blood-feeding ectoparasitic insects of the order Phthiraptera.
Ontology: Human Disease [DOID:5502]   ( DOID:5502 )

Relationships
is a type of: parasitic ectoparasitic infectious disease
has subtype: Pediculus humanus capitis infestation Pediculus humanus corporis infestation Pthirus pubis infestation