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 | Overview |
| | The head louse is a tiny greyish-brown insect, about 2.5mm long. Head lice are usually found on the scalp and live on blood from the 'host', which they get by biting through the scalp. Adult lice mate and the female then lays eggs that are firmly attached to individual hairs close to the scalp and can be very difficult to remove. After seven or eight days the baby louse hatches out of the egg, leaving a shiny white empty eggshell or 'nit', which may be found anywhere along a strand of hair. |
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| Causes |
| | The lice are passed from one person to another during direct head-to-head contact. Children whispering secrets at school or families enjoying a cuddle at home provide head lice with the ideal opportunity to travel from one head to the next. Lice seen on pillows, hats or chair backs are not capable of transferring to another person. The belief that head lice are associated with poor hygiene is common but misfounded, as lice are equally likely to be found on clean or dirty hair. Nowadays, head lice should be seen as nothing more than an unpleasant inconvenience and thankfully there are ways of combating them which are usually effective if carried out correctly. |
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| Symptoms |
| | Bites from head lice can cause intense itching and irritation on the scalp but these symptoms may not occur until at least two months after the lice move in. A rash at the nape of the neck may also develop. |
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