1 Review. Mannitol is a diuretic. Mannitol is used to force urine production in people with acute (sudden) kidney failure. Increased urine production helps to keep the kidneys from shutting down, and also speeds up elimination of certain toxic substances in the body.ou should not receive mannitol if you are allergic to it, or if you have: 1  severe or long-term kidney disease; 2  swelling or congestion in your lungs; 3  bleeding in your brain that is not related to surgery;
There is a handful of human lice species found worldwide and throughout the United States. The most common types of lice include head lice, body lice and crab lice. Only the body louse can transmit diseases to people. There are over 2,500 different kinds of chewing lice. They get their name because their mouths are designed specifically for chewing.
For the district of DiyarbakÄ±r Province in Turkey, see Lice, Turkey. For other uses, see Louse (disambiguation) . Louse (plural: lice) is the common name for the order Phthiraptera, which contains over 3,000 species of wingless insect; three of these species are agents of human disease, including typhus.Lice are obligate ectoparasites of every bird order, and every mammal order except for monotremes, bats, cetaceans and pangolins.ice generally cannot survive for long if removed from their host. A louse's color varies from pale beige to dark gray; however, if feeding on blood, it may become considerably darker. Female lice are usually more common than the males, and some species are even known to be parthenogenetic.