1 San Francisco Vegetarian Society (SFVS) - in the Bay Area for over 30 years (San Francisco)  Vegetarian and Vegan Guide to Santa Barbara - Vegetarian and Vegan Restaurant, Grocery and Resource Guide to Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara)
The body louse (Pediculus humanus humanus, sometimes called Pediculus humanus corporis) is a louse that infests humans. The condition of being infested with head lice, body lice, or pubic lice is known as pediculosis. Nits are louse eggs. 2  They are generally easy to see in the seams of an infested person's clothing, particularly around the waistline, under armpits or even in body hair. 3  They are oval and usually yellow to white in color.
A lice infestation, or pediculosis, is caused by parasites living on human skin. Lice are tiny, wingless insects with sucking mouthparts that feed on human blood and lay eggs on body hair or in clothing.Lice bites can cause intense itching.mong children head lice are commonly transmitted by the sharing of hats, combs, brushes, hair accessories, headphones, pillows, and stuffed toys. Pubic lice are sexually transmitted, although occasionally they can be transmitted through infested bedding, towels, or clothing.