One species, two outcomes: Team seeks source of body louse pathology A new study seeks to determine how one parasitic species can give rise to two drastically different outcomes in its host: The human body louse (Pediculus humanus) can transmit dangerous bacterial infections to humans, while the human head louse (also Pediculus humanus) does not.
Jan. 10, 2014 - Science Daily
1 species, 2 outcomes: Team seeks source of body louse pathology ( University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ) A new study seeks to determine how one parasitic species can give rise to two drastically different outcomes in its host: The human body louse (Pediculus humanus) can transmit dangerous bacterial infections to humans, while the human head louse (also Pediculus humanus) does not.
Jan. 10, 2014 - EurekAlert!