Head lice and scabies are common parasitic diseases. These parasites are easily transmitted from one person to another. The most common means of transmission is contact with an infected person.
Head louse, scientifically referred to as Pediculus Humanus Capitis, is one of the kinds of lice that can inhabit humans. Adult lice and nymphs (younger lice) stay as close to the scalp as possible for easy feeding. Head louse eggs, on the other hand, are usually located in the hair shaft.

Human scabies, on the other hand, is caused by Sarcoptes Scabiei also known as human itch mites. Transmission usually occurs when the mites are in the skin surface and the infested skin comes in contact with another skin.

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