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Medical condition
Pediculosis corporis
Other names
Pediculosis vestimenti, Vagabond's disease
Pediculosis corporis is caused by the body louse, Pediculus humanus humanus (syn. Pediculus corporis[citation needed]). The dark mass depicted inside the abdomen is a previously ingested blood meal.
Regular cleaning of bedding and clothing, personal hygiene
Treatment
Washing contaminated bedding and clothing in hot or boiling water, personal hygiene, pediculicide
Pediculosis corporis or Vagabond's disease is a cutaneous condition caused by body lice (Pediculus humanus humanus) that lay their eggs on clothing and to a lesser extent on human hairs.[1][2]: 447
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