World Applied Sciences Journal 15 (6): 772-774, 2011 ISSN 1818-4952 © IDOSI Publications, 2011 Corresponding Author: Masoud Keighobadi, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sari, Iran. Tel: +989123858799. 772 Pedicolosis in Health Center of Shemiranat, Tehran, Iran Mohsen Asori, Mohammad Reza Youssefi and Masoud Keighobadi 1 2 3 Head of Pasteur Institute of Iran-Amol Research Center 1 Department of Veterinary Parasitology. Islamic Azad University, Babol-Branch 2 Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sari, Iran 3 Abstract: Pedicolosis is one of the extrinsic epidemic and parasitic diseases in humans; where seen as head, body and pubes louse in affected patients. This accounts for as important complication especially in the societies with reduced health principles. The most important way for transferring this disease is by contacting with clothes, personal effects, bed or furniture cover contaminated to the lice. This is a retrospective study by that all peoples affected by head lice (nit, nymph and adult) were examined by health professionals. Hairs of suspected ones especially hairs of head, nape of the neck and around ears were examined for nit and lice. The incidence of pedicolosis is more in females than males significantly. The most frequently contaminated age was 5-14 and by involving occupation, is mostly was among students. The most contaminating rate in the studied years was 2006 with the frequency of 78 cases than 4 years ago and minimum frequent rate was in 2002 with 21 cases. During 2002 to 2006 the most incidence rate of this contamination seen in the fall and in other years it was seen in winter. Nowadays, in most regions country, it is one of the most complicated health cases in the society particularly among students of primary schools. With regard to mentioned findings in this study and the role of each variable influenced on the incidence of this disease, employing health instructor or health nurse as well as training the health to the students and their family can has an important role in reducing the rate of contamination. Key words: Pedicolosis Louse Nit Health INTRODUCTION The most important way for directly transferring The initial steep for attaining to an ideal healthy individuals and their personal effects like their clothes, society is completely observing the personal and public bed, or furniture covers contaminated by nits or lice. health by all members of the society. Pedicolosis is one The most effective way to campaign with this disease of the extrinsic epidemics and parasitic diseases in is using shampoos containing insecticide for affected humans, where seen as head, body and pubes louse in ones and public training for being acknowledge with affected patients. This accounts for as important this disease and promoting their health level through complication especially in the societies with reduced the society [4]. health principles [1]. Due to the health importance of this disease in This can be accounted as a suitable index for recent years and various aspects of being evaluating the health, cultural and economic status of pathogenic, it is necessary to study such insect in civil and rural societies in most countries. In developed different societies especially in where there is societies such as United States, even, 6-12 million reduced health. During 2002 to 2006, this study people are affected by this parasite each year [2]. done on patients referred to the Shemiranat health In affected people, direct effects of louse biting will center, Tehran aiming to: first, to study its incidence inject proteins of its saliva to the body and results in rate and second, to compare its incidence host irritation and finally sensitivity. Frequent biting of between this region and other regions through thee this insect may cause allergy such as strict itching [3]. country. this disease is by direct contact with affected