A lice infestation of the scalp on children is unfortunately a all too frequent incident.
Medical professionals call this disease pediculosis.
There are very few species of lice that infest humans.
People are safe from the species of lice that inhabit the hair of other beasts.
Hundreds of millions of people all over the globe get an louse infestation on their head every single year.
Children are more likely to get a lice infestation on their head.
Young people are more likely to get a louse infestation when they are between the ages of three and ten but children as old as fourteen should still be checked often.
Diagnosing a case of pediculosis is easy to do.
The characteristics of this condition you can be looking for are many.
The red bumps and sores that will begin becoming visible on your, or your loved one's, neck and scalp will be the most obvious.
When a louse is eating your blood they leave behind a trace amount of saliva.
An allergic reaction to the saliva is what creates the protrusions and lesions.
This is very similar to the way mosquitoes feed and leave behind very similar sores.
Nits, the scientific term for lice eggs, surfacing on the hair near the root and scalp is another manifestation of lice infestation.
Lice eggs are hard to get off and look a lot like dandruff.
If you look closely at your or your loved one's hair and pillow case you may begin to notice tiny dark colored specks.
The specks are louse poop.
Lighter colored hair and pillow cases will make seeing the louse excrement much more easy.
There are a lot of various remedies you can use to remove a case of pediculosis from your head.
The most commonly used medicines include pesticides, delousing combs, lotions, shampoos, and there are several homeopathic methods.
The most potent medicines are the ones based on modern science.
In only ten days, a modern chemical cure can eradicate an infestation if the instructions are followed accurately.
This is because nits take nine days to hatch.
Medical professionals call this disease pediculosis.
There are very few species of lice that infest humans.
People are safe from the species of lice that inhabit the hair of other beasts.
Hundreds of millions of people all over the globe get an louse infestation on their head every single year.
Children are more likely to get a lice infestation on their head.
Young people are more likely to get a louse infestation when they are between the ages of three and ten but children as old as fourteen should still be checked often.
Diagnosing a case of pediculosis is easy to do.
The characteristics of this condition you can be looking for are many.
The red bumps and sores that will begin becoming visible on your, or your loved one's, neck and scalp will be the most obvious.
When a louse is eating your blood they leave behind a trace amount of saliva.
An allergic reaction to the saliva is what creates the protrusions and lesions.
This is very similar to the way mosquitoes feed and leave behind very similar sores.
Nits, the scientific term for lice eggs, surfacing on the hair near the root and scalp is another manifestation of lice infestation.
Lice eggs are hard to get off and look a lot like dandruff.
If you look closely at your or your loved one's hair and pillow case you may begin to notice tiny dark colored specks.
The specks are louse poop.
Lighter colored hair and pillow cases will make seeing the louse excrement much more easy.
There are a lot of various remedies you can use to remove a case of pediculosis from your head.
The most commonly used medicines include pesticides, delousing combs, lotions, shampoos, and there are several homeopathic methods.
The most potent medicines are the ones based on modern science.
In only ten days, a modern chemical cure can eradicate an infestation if the instructions are followed accurately.
This is because nits take nine days to hatch.