types of lice infestations
Lice infestations (pediculosis and pthiriasis) are spread most commonly by close person-to-person contact. Dogs, cats, and other pets do not play a role in the transmission of human lice.Lice move by crawling; they cannot hop or fly.he three types of lice that live on humans are: 1  Pediculus humanus capitis (head louse), 2  Pediculus humanus corporis (body louse, clothes louse), and. 3  Pthirus pubis (crab louse, pubic louse).