October 11, 2022

Why Haven't We Eradicated Lice Yet?

What is a louse? What can lice tell us about ourselves? Does Teagan have them? (Spoiler: she didn't!) Answers to these queries and more will be answered in this episode of Be More Specific! Sources, images, and notes can be found at bemorespecific.org :)

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What is a louse? What can lice tell us about ourselves? Does Teagan have them? (Spoiler: she didn't!)

Answers to these queries and more will be answered in this episode of Be More Specific!

Sources, images, and notes can be found at bemorespecific.org

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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louse

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head_louse

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_louse

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/parasitology/article/abs/why-infest-the-loved-ones-inherent-human-behaviour-indicates-former-mutualism-with-head-lice/9F80D72A41897AF41B0B2A7B74924C10

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15637580/

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head_lice_infestation

https://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/06/science/06cnd-lice.html

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/human-pubic-lice-acquired-from-gorillas-gives-evolutionary-clues/

https://www.encyclopedia.com/science/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/chewing-and-sucking-lice-phthiraptera

https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/lice/index.html

https://www.history.com/topics/1980s/history-of-aids

http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.02.0137%3Abook%3D29%3Achapter%3D35