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.
Human lice survive by feeding on human blood. Lice found on each area of the body are different from each other. The 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).