# Pediculus humanus corporis infestation

> lice infestation that is a cutaneous condition caused by parasitic infestation of body lice Pediculus humanus corporis, which feed on the human blood. Body lice can spread epidemic typhus, trench fever, and louse-borne relapsing fever

**Wikidata**: [Q4364722](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4364722)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pediculosis_corporis)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/pediculus-humanus-corporis-infestation


## References

1. Monarch Disease Ontology release 2018-06-29
2. Disease Ontology
3. [Identifiers.org](https://registry.identifiers.org/registry/doid)