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Lice and What You Need To Know

July 22nd, 2007

Pubic lice are small, six-legged, wingless, grey parasites about 1 to 3 mm long. They can live in almost any type of human hair, but is found mainly in the pubic hair. Lice have claws on their legs that are adapted for feeding and clinging to hair or clothing. Their body shape is oval and broader than long, with four distinct lobe-like protuberances on each side of their abdomen.

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