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Body lice: Symptoms, treatment, and more
Medical News Today· 2 days agoBody lice lay eggs on clothing, feed on human blood, and can transmit disease to humans. People without housing and living in crowded conditions have a...
Don't just blame rat fleas. Lice may have helped spread 'black death' plague
NPR· 4 days agoThe common wisdom is that rat fleas were the big spreaders. But now a new paper is making a second parasite look like it may have helped play a role in plague transmission — the lowly human ...
Bartonella DNA found in blood of patients with psychosis
Medical Xpress· 51 minutes agoBartonella are a group of vector-borne bacteria transmitted primarily via arthropods like fleas, lice and potentially ticks, but also by the animals that harbor them. For example, the species ...
It wasn’t just rats. Body lice may have helped spread bubonic plague
New Hampshire Union Leader· 6 days agoThe bubonic plague pandemic of the 14th century gained infamy as much for its death toll — 25...
Trump's Arizona speech was a popcorn movie for the great unwashed
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoThere are two kinds of movies. There are “art-house” movies for sophisticated tastes and there are “popcorn” movies for the great unwashed. A Donald Trump speech is a “popcorn” movie that unspools ...
104th annual Cootie Days celebration kicks off Friday in Dell Rapids
Dakota News Now· 4 hours agoThe 104th annual Cootie Days celebration kicks off Friday afternoon in Dell Rapids.
The Divorced Dad Whose Date Is a Little Too Wild in Bed
The Cut· 7 days agoThis week’s sex diary.
We need to talk about white America’s 'victim mentality'
theGrio· 7 days agoOn Thursday, a New York jury found former President Donald Trump guilty on 34 counts of falsifying...
7 Indoor Plants that Keep Bugs Away
CNET· 3 days agoAs CNET's Home Editor, David Watsky recently learned, peppermint oil is the cruelty-free key to keeping mice away for good. If your kitchen is already...
Mother and grandmother detailed sickening abuse in Facebook messages leading up to 5-year-old girl’s...
The Independent US via AOL· 2 days agoSickening Facebook messages have come to light revealing the horror that a five-year-old girl...