Parasites are organisms that feed off their hosts for survival. Such parasitic creatures can cause mild to serious symptoms ...

It's most common for children to get lice through head-to-head contact. Here's what you should know to prevent the spread of lice.

Head lice are considered a nuisance — a pest to be evicted from the hair on your head or the head of a loved one with a special comb or shampoo. But there's more to lice than their elimination. These ...

Here are the experts’ answers to commonly asked questions: Head lice are parasitic insects that feed on human blood, but they are difficult to find because they are very small, move quickly and avoid ...

Australian lice expert Rachel Maroun, 24, known as ‘The Lice Lady,’ is working to break stigma around infestations.

These pictures of common bug bites can help you figure out what bit you, and how you should seek treatment.

Some University of Maryland students say they're disgusted and worried after body lice were discovered inside at least two buildings on the College Park campus. Pest control teams were working Friday ...

Any evidence of lice was once reason for immediate dismissal from school, with no return until the student's head was lice free. But "no-nit" policies have been dropped in favor of "nonexclusion" ...