title: Two contagious ectoparasites in an orphanage children in Nasr City, Cairo.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt.
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Morsy
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: el-Ela
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Morsy
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Nassar
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Khalaf
mesh_terms: 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*