Lice infestation

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Lice infestation is a parasitic skin infestation caused by tiny wingless insects.

Lice spread most frequently through close person-to-person contact.
People with lice usually have severe itching.
Lice and their eggs can be found by looking through hair on the head or other parts of the body.
Treatment of lice usually involves shampoos, creams, or lotions and sometimes decontamination of clothing and bedding.
Some people require an antiparasitic drug taken by mouth.

Parasites are organisms that live on or inside another organism (the host) and depend on the host for nutrition to live. Lice are parasites because they live by sucking a person