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Head Lice And Diagnosing The Problem

By Expert Author: Norman Horowitz
View Summary | Submitted: 2008-05-26 | Word Count: 387 words
Norman Horowitz
Between six and twelve million people in the U.S. alone struggle with infestations of head lice and body lice each year. Lice date back to ancient times, and they have lived as parasites on our bodies and scalps ever since. An adult louse has no wings, so when he finds a head to live on, he's there to stay. His only food is human blood. Living on the scalp means he always has a ready food source. It's a rare person who has never had to deal with head lice with children being the most susceptible to infestations.

Head lice is fairly simple to diagnosis. When examining the head you will be looking for evidence of bites or white eggs on the hair shaft. You may also come the suspected person's hair and then closely look at the comb. If the person is infected there will be lice visible on the comb.

Checking your children daily for head lice is the best prevention method for parents. Most schools in the United States will dismiss children from class immediately if head lice are discovered, and will not be allowed back until the problem is dealt with and all of the lice are removed and destroyed.

This can prevent children from passing them on, but sometimes lice are not discovered from a long time, and the child could have passed them on, so it's important to check your own child regularly, especially if they are between the ages of four and twelve.

If your child is doing a lot of head and scalp scratching, it might be a sign of head lice. If your child does have lice, you'll have to clean all bed clothes and towels frequently. Don't send your child back to school until you're sure all the nits are gone because lice are easily transferred to others. Keeping your child's hair in a shorter style makes it easier to check the scalp and may help prevent the problem.

Several options for treatment are now available for removing a lice infestation. If you or your child runs into that problem, you can choose from natural products and hot hair to silicone based lotions currently on the market. Remember though, no one treatment method is always effective to finish the job completely. Prevent a reoccurrence by keeping a close eye on the situation.
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Millions of people in U.S. struggle with infestations of head lice and body lice each year. An adult louse has no wings, so when it finds a head to live on, it stays there. Its only food is human blood.

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