Head Louse Treatment Resources

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Obligate Parasite -- A parasite which cannot survive or reproduce outside the body of its host organism.

Nymph -- A nymph is a stage in the life cycle of certain arthropods, as ticks and lice. Not the Greek Mythology kind!

Infection -- Infestation, though correct, has unpleasant overtones and tends to reinforce social stigma.