lice
Americannoun
noun
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The latter is transmitted by lice and produces alternating periods of fever and recovery.
From Science Daily
She sees many children in her class who she thinks would probably be better off at home: “Kids with a lot of green and yellow mucus. We’ve had kids with active lice in school.”
From Los Angeles Times
One section demonstrates how it could be used to generate a letter about a head lice outbreak, for example.
From BBC
They picked them up from school, held the flashlight while I checked for lice, assisted them with math homework and attended their school performances.
From Los Angeles Times
Hundreds of parasites have the ability to infect humans, including lice, mites and ticks.
From Salon
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