Two contagious ectoparasites in an orphanage children in Nasr City, Cairo.
Lice and scabies are the main ectoparasites transmitted by contagious, particularly among children living in crowded areas. Examination of an orphanage children (both sex, 2-6 years old), showed infestation with head louse (64.1%), body louse (53.8%) and scabies (26.9%). The results were discussed on the light of the work done before.
Morsy
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Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt.
el-Ela
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Morsy
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Nassar
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Khalaf
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D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004534:Egypt / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005581:Foster Home Care; D006801:Humans; D010373:Lice Infestations / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D012532:Scabies / Q000453:epidemiology*