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| Name = Head lice in humans
| Image = Pediculus humanus var capitis.jpg
| Caption = ''Pediculus humanus capitis'' (♀)
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| ICD9 = {{ICD9|132.0}}
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'''Human head lice''' or '''pediculosus humanus capitis''' is the infection of humans by the [[head lice|human head louse]]. It is a specific subset of the more general [[pediculosis]], a term used for the infection of any of several species of mammal or birds by their own particular breed of louse.


Human head lice are widely endemic, especially in children. They are a cause of some concern in public health, although, unlike human body lice, head lice are not carriers of infectious disease.


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☆'''Hello,''' my name is '''[[Natalie]] [[Zhou (surname)|Cho]]''' ''(Zhōu Mei Fāng,'' 周美芳) and I'm one of the many descendants of [[Sun Yat-sen]]. My family roots originated from the [[Chinese]] [[Province (China)|Province]] of [[Guǎngdōng]], but many of my relatives nowadays live and reside in [[Hong Kong]]. I enjoy Japanese culture, particularly [[J-Pop|music]], and I translate songs from [http://atashi.wordpress.com/ anime and game lyrics here].
[[Head lice]] (''Pediculus humanus capitis'') infestation is most frequent on children aged 3-10 and their families. Females get head lice more often than males, and infestation in blacks is rare.<ref name="merck_lice">{{cite web |title=Lice (Pediculosis) |publisher= |date=2005 November |work=The Merck Manual |url=http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec10/ch121/ch121d.html | accessdate=2008-02-19 }}</ref>


您好，我的名字是Natalie Cho（納塔莉周; 周美芳）和我有關孫中山。我的家庭是來自中國的廣東省，但現在我的親戚在香港居住。
Head lice are spread through direct head-to-head contact with an infested person. Body lice are spread through direct contact with the body, clothing or other personal items of a person already carrying lice. Pubic lice are most often spread by intimate contact with an infested person. Head lice occur on the head hair, body lice on the clothing, and pubic lice mainly on the hair near the groin. Human lice do not occur on pets or other animals. Lice do not have wings and cannot jump.


From each egg or "nit" may hatch one nymph that will grow and develop to the adult louse. Full-grown lice are about the size of a sesame seed. Lice feed on blood once or more often each day by piercing the skin with their tiny needle-like mouthparts. Lice cannot burrow into the skin.


'''Wow,''' I'm such a sucker for those [[Epic]] [[Story|tales]], in which a man goes on a [[journey]] to the ends of the world for his beloved one. '''Why must stories be better than real life?'''
Head lice and body lice (''[[Pediculus humanus]]'') are similar in appearance, although the head louse is often smaller.<ref name="Bacot">{{cite journal |author=Bacot A |title=Contributions to the bionomics of ''Pediculus humanus (vestimenti)'' and ''Pediculus capitis'' |journal=Parasitology |volume=9 |pages=228–258 |year=1917}}</ref> Pubic lice (''[[Pubic lice|Pthirus pubis]]''), on the other hand, are quite distinctive. They have shorter bodies and pincer-like claws, making them look like [[crab]]s (hence, the nickname for pubic lice: "crabs").


==Diagnosis==
In order to diagnose infestation, the entire scalp should be combed thoroughly with a louse comb and the teeth of the comb should be examined for the presence of living lice after each time the comb passes through the hair. The use of a louse comb is the most effective way to detect living lice.<ref name="PedDerm">{{cite journal |author=Mumcuoglu KY, Friger M, Ioffe-Uspensky I, Ben-Ishai F, Miller J |title=Louse comb versus direct visual examination for the diagnosis of head louse infestations |journal=Pediatr Dermatol |volume=18 |issue=1 |pages=9–12 |year=2001 |pmid=11207962 |doi=10.1046/j.1525-1470.2001.018001009.x |url=http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/openurl?genre=article&sid=nlm:pubmed&issn=0736-8046&date=2001&volume=18&issue=1&spage=9}}</ref> In cases of children with long and curly/frizzy hair, an alternative method of diagnosis is examination by parting the hair at 2 cm intervals to look for moving lice near the scalp. With both methods, special attention should be paid to the area near the ears and the nape of the neck. The examiner should examine the scalp for at least 5 min. The use of a magnifying glass to examine the material collected between the teeth of the comb could prevent misdiagnosis.
The presence of nits alone however (Fig. 4), is not an accurate indicator of an active head louse infestation. Children with nits on their hair have a 35-40% chance of also being infested with living lice and eggs.<ref name="PedDerm"/><ref name="pmid11331679">{{cite journal |author=Williams LK, Reichert A, MacKenzie WR, Hightower AW, Blake PA |title=Lice, nits, and school policy |journal=Pediatrics |volume=107 |issue=5 |pages=1011–5 |year=2001 |pmid=11331679 |doi=10.1542/peds.107.5.1011}}</ref> If lice are detected, the entire family needs to be checked (especially children up to the age of 13 years) with a louse comb and only those who are infested with living lice should be treated.
As long as no living lice are detected, the child should be considered negative for head louse infestation. Accordingly, a child should be treated with a pediculicide ONLY when living lice are detected on his/her hair (not because he/she has louse eggs/nits on the hair and not because the scalp is itchy).<ref name=JDD/>


Currently I'm a '''high school student''' in [[Canada]] and I attend [[Howe Sound Secondary School]] in [[British Columbia]]. I love [[acrobatics]]. In general, [[School|school's]] not so great and a lot of kids are '''[[Assholes|jerks]]''', but at least I have my friend '''Sayaka Takada''' (高田さやか ''Takada Sayaka''). I'm aspiring to become a '''Musician or Artist''' of some sort, seeing as how I like translating Japanese song lyrics and I admire the works of '''[[Van Gogh]]'''. When I was '''9 years old''', I took [[Violin]] lessons at '''Prussin Music''', a music store in [[Vancouver]]. My teacher '''Ruth''' always complimented my good stature at not sitting when playing, although at school, my teacher there wanted us to sit. Her name was '''Emily Akita'''. She was a nice, but strict lady who always wanted things in order. She even told this boy in our class to "Shut Up" once. Everyone still liked her though. Some people have thought I was a '''[[psychic]]''', due to the fact that '''when I said certain things would happen, they did''' (most of the time). One August in 1996, my [[mother]] told me that when I was around 2 years old, to guess a number out of this [[Mickey Mouse]] Pop-up book, of which day of August that my mother's baby would be born on. I probably didn't know what I was doing back then, and I picked the Number [[9]]. Coincidently, my sister was born on [[August 9|the ninth of August]] that year. And last year, my teacher told my class to guess what day her [[grandson]] would be born on. I chose [[April 20]]. And once again, I guessed it correctly. I probably just have good [[intuition]] or something. I absolutely love '''[[anime]]''', but not up to the point where I think that everything from '''[[Japan]]''' is great, really, not everything from Japan is great. My favourite anime character is '''[[Sesshōmaru]]''' from the ''[[Inuyasha|Inuyasha anime]]''.
===Clinical symptoms===
The most characteristic symptom of infestation is [[pruritus]] (itching) on the head which normally intensifies 3 to 4 weeks after the initial infestation. The bite reaction (Fig. 5) is very mild and it can be rarely seen between the hairs. Bites can be seen, especially in the neck of long-haired individuals when the hair is pushed aside. In rare cases, the itch scratch cycle can lead to secondary infection with [[impetigo]] and [[pyoderma]]. Swelling of the local [[lymph nodes]] and fever are rare. Head lice are not known to transmit any pathogenic microorganisms.


I left '''[[China]]''' as a young girl, so I might not remember everything. I do remember that there would be '''Steamed Buns''' being sold in [[Vendor|vendors]] on the streets, but then the '''[[Chinese government]]''' shut them down (Read: Unsanitary).
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Image:Fig. 5. Louse nits.jpg|Fig. 4. Louse nits
Image:Fig.4.Louse_bites.jpg|Fig. 5. Louse bites
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Things I love include [[Disney]], [[Traveling]], [[World|Learning about other cultures]], [[Starbucks]], [[Japan|The Land of the Rising Sun]], [[Martial Arts]], and [[Eating]]. I have [[Metabolism|high metabolism]] which helps me eat whatever I want, whenever I want. (Just kidding). If that happened, I would actually get seriously fat. Things that I'm [[Allergy|allergic]] to are [[cats]] and [[Dust|dustmites]]. I still love cats so much though, unfortunately when I go out in public, I can't be in [[library|libraries]] for too long, or else my [[eyes]] itch like crazy.
==The "no-nit" policy==
Despite impovements in medical treatment and prevention of human diseases during the 20th century, lice infestation remains stubbornly prevalent. In fact, the number of cases of head louse infestation has actually increased world-wide since the 1960s.<ref name="Mumcuoglu2006">
{{cite journal
| last = Mumcuoglu
| first = Kosta Y.
| coauthors = Meinking, Terri A; Burkhart, Craig N; Burkhart, Craig G.
| year = 2006
| title = Head Louse Infestations: The "No Nit" Policy and Its Consequences
| journal = International Journal of Dermatology
| volume = 45
| issue = 8
| pages = 891–896
| publisher = International Society of Dermatology
| pmid = 16911370
| url =http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1365-4632.2006.02827.x
| doi =10.1111/j.1365-4632.2006.02827.x}}
</ref><!-- SECONDARY REFERENCE --> In 1997, 80% of American elementary schools reported at least one outbreak of lice.<ref name="ConsumerReports1998">{{cite news
| title = A modern scourge: Parents scratch their heads over lice
| url = http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdf?vid=7&hid=102&sid=f97918a5-99c7-45da-a365-4324367c3566%40sessionmgr108
| publisher = Consumer Reports
| pages = 62-63
| date = February 1998
| accessdate = 2008-10-10}}
</ref> Because head louse infestation occurs primarily in children,<ref name="Mumcuoglu2006"/><!-- SECONDARY REFERENCE --> government efforts to eradicate head lice have focused on establishing policies that minimize head lice transmission at child care facilities. The "no-nit" policy is one such attempt. This policy requires the immediate dismissal of a child from a [[school]], [[Summer camp|camp]], or [[Day care|child-care]] setting until all lice, eggs, and [[nits (lice)|nits]] have been removed from the child. Although the basic premise of a no-nit policy is simple, in practice it is composed of at least three sub-policies that are not mutually inclusive:


*Routine inspection of children for lice, eggs, or nits
*Immediate exclusion of children found to have lice, eggs, or nits
*Barring the child's return until subsequent inspection finds the child to be free of lice, eggs, and nits


■ '''[[Once Upon a Time|Yep.]] [[The End|And that's my story.]]''' ■
The no-nit policy is popular with health authorities in the [[United States]], [[Canada]], and [[Australia]].<ref name="Mumcuoglu2006"/> A 1998 survey revealed that almost all (96%) American [[School nursing|school nurses]] send home infested students upon discovery.<ref name="Price1999">{{cite journal
| author = Price JH, Burkhart CN, Burkhart CG, Islam R
| title = School nurses' perceptions of and experiences with head lice
| journal = The Journal of school health
| volume = 69
| issue = 4
| pages = 153–8
| year = 1999
| month = April
| pmid = 10354985
| url = http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdf?vid=2&hid=6&sid=1f619cd3-ab51-4f65-9f31-8aae5e14dc6b%40sessionmgr7
| accessdate = 2008-10-10}}
</ref> A majority (61%) of those nurses also prevent return of treated students to school if they are not (also) nit-free.<ref name="Price1999"/> A similar percentage (60%) felt that "forced absenteeism of any child who has any nits in their hair is a good idea."<ref name="Price1999"/>


Although the no-nit policy has the appearance of a simple and popular tool against pediculosis transmission, its implemention has been opposed by a number of health researchers and organizations.<ref name="Mumcuoglu2006"/><ref name="Frankowski2002">{{cite journal
| last = Frankowski
| first = Barbara L.
| coauthors = Leonard B. Weiner, the Committee on School Health, the Committee on Infectious Diseases
| year = 2002
| month = September
| title = Head Lice: American Academy of Pediatrics Clinical Report
| journal = Pediatrics
| volume = 110
| issue = 3
| pages = 638-643
| publisher = American Academy of Pediatrics
| issn = 0031-4005
| pmid = 12205271
| url = http://aappolicy.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/pediatrics;110/3/638
| accessdate = 2008-10-10}}
</ref><ref name="Frankowski2004">{{cite journal
| last = Frankowski
| first = Barbara L.
| year = 2004
| month = September
| title = American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines for the prevention and treatement of head lice infestation
| journal = The American Journal of Managed Care
| volume = 10
| issue = 9
| pages = S269-S272
| pmid = 15515631
| url = http://www.ajmc.com/article.cfm?ID=2704&CFID=14635274&CFTOKEN=65325173
| accessdate = 2008-10-10}}
</ref><ref name="NASN">{{cite web
| url = http://www.nasn.org/Default.aspx?tabid=237
| title = Pediculosis in the School Community: Position Statement
| accessdate = 2008-10-10
| author = National Association of School Nurses
| year = 2004
| month = July
| publisher = National Association of School Nurses
| location = Silver Spring, Maryland}}
</ref> Opponents argue that enforcement of no-nit policies have not significantly reduced head louse infestation in school settings,<ref name="Frankowski2002"/> and that the risks and disadvantages of the no-nit policies outweigh their associated benefits.<ref name="Mumcuoglu2006"/>


{{quote|The no-nit policies may appeal to laypersons, and it is difficult to explain why they are not effective, particularly when some consumer organizations strongly support them. Nevertheless, there is no scientific basis to confirm the effectiveness of such programs...|Barbara L. Frankowski (2004)<ref name="Frankowski2004"/>}}


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Some government agencies now recommend against a no-nit policy. In Australia, for example, the [[National Health and Medical Research Council]] states that infested children need not be sent home upon discovery. And treated children can return with nits so long as they are lice-free.<ref>{{Citation
| title = Staying Healthy in Child Care: Preventing infectious diseases in child care
| author = National Health and Medical Research Council
| publisher = Commonwealth of Australia
| year = 2005
| month = December
| edition = 4th
| url = http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/publications/synopses/_files/ch43.pdf}}
</ref> Similarly, the California Department of Public Health now advocates a ''no-lice'' policy that does not immediately exclude infested children, nor prevent them from returning with nits. The California policy does, however, advocate routine screening for the presence of live lice.<ref name="CA2007">{{cite web
| url = http://www.cdph.ca.gov/HealthInfo/discond/Documents/2007SchoolGuidelinesonHeadLice.pdf
| title = Guidelines on head lice prevention and control for school districts and child care facilities
| accessdate = 2008-10-10
| author = Infectious Diseases Branch, Division of Communicable Disease Control
| year = 2007
| format = pdf
| publisher = California Department of Public Health
| pages = 1-4}}
</ref>


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Body lice can be a [[vector (biology)|vector]] for [[louse-borne typhus]], [[louse-borne relapsing fever]] or [[trench fever]], although this is not a concern for head lice per se, which is therefore more of a purely cosmetic problem.
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==Treatment==
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{{Main|Treatment of human head lice}}
The number of cases of human louse infestations (or [[pediculosis]]) has increased worldwide since the mid-1960s, reaching hundreds of millions annually.<ref name="Gratz">{{cite journal
| last = Gratz
| first = Norman G.
| title = Human lice: Their prevalence, control and resistance to insecticides. A review 1985-1997
| url = http://whqlibdoc.who.int/hq/1997/WHO_CTD_WHOPES_97.8.pdf
| format = pdf
| publisher = World Health Organization
| location = Geneva, Switzerland
| date = 1998
| accessdate = 2008-01-02}}
</ref> There is no product or method which assures 100% destruction of the eggs and hatched lice after a single treatment. However, there are a number of treatment modalities that can be employed with varying degrees of success. These methods include chemical treatments, natural products, combs, shaving, hot air, and silicone-based lotions.

Lice on the hair and body are usually treated with medicated shampoos or cream rinses. Nit combs can be used to remove lice and nits from the hair. Laundering clothes using high heat can eliminate body lice. Efforts to treat should focus on the hair or body (or clothes), and not on the home environment.

Some lice have become resistant to certain (but not all) insecticides used in commercially available anti-louse products. A physician or pharmacist can prescribe or suggest treatments. Because empty eggs of head lice may remain glued on the hair long after the lice have been eliminated, treatment should be considered only when live (crawling) lice are discovered.

==Prevention==
Examination of the child’s head at regular intervals using a louse comb allows the diagnosis of louse infestation at an early stage. Early diagnosis makes treatment easier and reduces the possibility of infesting others. In times and areas when louse infestations are common, weekly examinations of children, especially those 4–13 yrs old, carried out by their parents will aid control. Additional examinations are necessary, if the child came in contact with infested individuals, if the child frequently scratches his/her head, or if nits suddenly appear on the child’s hair. Keeping long hair tidy could be helpful in the prevention of infestations with head lice.
In order to prevent new infestations, the hair of the child could be treated with 2–4 drops of concentrated rosemary oil every day, before he/she leaves for school or kindergarten. The oils can be combed through the hair using a regular comb or brush.<ref name="Oils">{{cite journal| last =Mumcuoglu | first =Kosta Y. | coauthors =R. Galun, U. Bach, J. Miller, and S. Magdassi | title =Repellency of Essential Oils and Their Components to the Human Body Louse, Pediculus humanus humanus | journal =Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata | volume =78 | issue =3 | pages =309–314 | publisher =[[Netherlands Entomological Society|The Netherlands Entomological Society]] | location =[[Wezep]] | date =1996 }}</ref>
Clothes, towels, bedding, combs and brushes, which came in contact with the infested individual, can be disinfected either by leaving them outside for at least 3 days or by washing them at 60°C for 30 minutes. An insecticidal treatment of the house and furniture is not necessary.<ref name=JDD/>

==Epidemiology==
About 6-12 million people, mainly children, are treated annually for head lice in the United States alone. High levels of louse infestations have also been reported from all over the world including Israel, Denmark, Sweden, U.K., France and Australia.<ref name="pmid14651472">{{cite journal| last =Burgess | first =Ian | title =Human Lice and their Control | journal =Annual Review of Entomology | volume =49 | pages =457–481 | publisher =[[Annual Reviews]] | date =January 2004 | url =http://arjournals.annualreviews.org/doi/pdf/10.1146/annurev.ento.49.061802.123253 | doi =10.1146/annurev.ento.49.061802.123253 |pmid=14651472 }}</ref><ref name="JDD">{{cite journal| last =Mumcuoglu | first =Kosta Y. | coauthors =Barker CS, Burgess IF, Combescot-Lang C, Dagleish RC, Larsen KS, Miller J, Roberts RJ, Taylan-Ozkan A. | title =International Guidelines for Effective Control of Head Louse Infestations | journal =Journal of Drugs in Dermatology | volume =6 | pages =409–14 | date =2007 |pmid=17668538 }}</ref>
Normally head lice infest a new host only by close contact between individuals, making social contacts among children and parent child interactions more likely routes of infestation than shared combs, brushes, towels, clothing, beds or closets. Head-to-head contact is by far the most common route of lice transmission.
The number of children per family, the sharing of beds and closets, hair washing habits, local customs and social contacts, healthcare in a particular area (e.g. school) and socio economic status were found to be significant factors in head louse infestation . Girls are 2-4 times more frequently infested than boys. Children between 4 and 13 years of age are the most frequently infested group.<ref name="IJD">{{cite journal| last =Mumcuoglu | first =Kosta Y. | coauthors =Miller J, Gofin R, Adler B, Ben-Ishai F, Almog R, Kafka D, Klaus S. | title =Epidemiological studies on head lice infestation in Israel. I. Parasitological examination of children | journal =International Journal of Dermatology | volume =29 | pages =502–6 | publisher =[[International Society of Dermatology]] | location =[[Palm Coast, FL]] |date =1990 | url =http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1365-4362.1990.tb04845.x | doi =10.1111/j.1365-4362.1990.tb04845.x |pmid=2228380 }}</ref>

The United Kingdom's National Health Service, and many American health agencies[http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/cd/cdped.shtml][http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles/article.aspx?articleId=186&PrintPage=1][http://www.worsleyschool.net/science/files/lice/page.html], report that lice "prefer" clean hair, because it's easier to attach eggs and to cling to the strands.

===Vectorial capacity===
[[Head lice]] (''Pediculus humanus capitis'') are not known to be vectors of diseases, unlike body lice(''Pediculus humanus humanus''), which are known vectors of epidemic or louse-borne typhus (''Rickettsia prowazeki''), trench fever (''Rochalimaea quintana'') and louse-borne relapsing fever (''Borrellia recurrentis'').

==See also==
*[[Head louse]]
*[[Body louse]]
*[[Crab louse]]
*[[Treatment of human head lice]]
*[[Nitpicking]]

==References==
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The Churuya character I often use to represent myself on the Internet.

☆Hello, my name is Natalie Cho (Zhōu Mei Fāng, 周美芳) and I'm one of the many descendants of Sun Yat-sen. My family roots originated from the Chinese Province of Guǎngdōng, but many of my relatives nowadays live and reside in Hong Kong. I enjoy Japanese culture, particularly music, and I translate songs from anime and game lyrics here.

您好，我的名字是Natalie Cho（納塔莉周; 周美芳）和我有關孫中山。我的家庭是來自中國的廣東省，但現在我的親戚在香港居住。


Wow, I'm such a sucker for those Epic tales, in which a man goes on a journey to the ends of the world for his beloved one. Why must stories be better than real life?


Currently I'm a high school student in Canada and I attend Howe Sound Secondary School in British Columbia. I love acrobatics. In general, school's not so great and a lot of kids are jerks, but at least I have my friend Sayaka Takada (高田さやか Takada Sayaka). I'm aspiring to become a Musician or Artist of some sort, seeing as how I like translating Japanese song lyrics and I admire the works of Van Gogh. When I was 9 years old, I took Violin lessons at Prussin Music, a music store in Vancouver. My teacher Ruth always complimented my good stature at not sitting when playing, although at school, my teacher there wanted us to sit. Her name was Emily Akita. She was a nice, but strict lady who always wanted things in order. She even told this boy in our class to "Shut Up" once. Everyone still liked her though. Some people have thought I was a psychic, due to the fact that when I said certain things would happen, they did (most of the time). One August in 1996, my mother told me that when I was around 2 years old, to guess a number out of this Mickey Mouse Pop-up book, of which day of August that my mother's baby would be born on. I probably didn't know what I was doing back then, and I picked the Number 9. Coincidently, my sister was born on the ninth of August that year. And last year, my teacher told my class to guess what day her grandson would be born on. I chose April 20. And once again, I guessed it correctly. I probably just have good intuition or something. I absolutely love anime, but not up to the point where I think that everything from Japan is great, really, not everything from Japan is great. My favourite anime character is Sesshōmaru from the Inuyasha anime.

I left China as a young girl, so I might not remember everything. I do remember that there would be Steamed Buns being sold in vendors on the streets, but then the Chinese government shut them down (Read: Unsanitary).

Things I love include Disney, Traveling, Learning about other cultures, Starbucks, The Land of the Rising Sun, Martial Arts, and Eating. I have high metabolism which helps me eat whatever I want, whenever I want. (Just kidding). If that happened, I would actually get seriously fat. Things that I'm allergic to are cats and dustmites. I still love cats so much though, unfortunately when I go out in public, I can't be in libraries for too long, or else my eyes itch like crazy.


■ Yep. And that's my story. ■


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