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How to Prevent Head Lice
The best way to prevent head lice is to stay away from people that have head lice. But it is pretty difficult to know if someone had head lice. So the next big thing is to just avoid head-to-head contact. Lice cannot fly. They cannot jump. They cannot swim. But they are very good crawlers.…
Read MoreLice Combs
Lice combs have been around for tens of thousands of years. For example, they have been found in ancient Egyptian tombs. Lice combs don’t kill lice but they remove them and they can be very effective in removing head lice. There are basically two different types of lice combs. Plastic combs have short, closely spaced…
Read MoreWhat Color Are Lice and their eggs?
Head lice and their eggs tend to vary in color. From yellow to white to tan and they can be even brown when they are adults as they feed on the human blood. As an egg, they tend to mostly be yellow, clear, or tan in color. Many times they look like the color of…
Read MoreLice Shampoos
When people talk about head lice shampoos, generally what they are talking about is a product that is a shampoo or a cream rinse or a gel or a moose or some other oil type formulation that you mix in with your hair that is used to kill head lice. These products are usually available…
Read MoreCan Head Lice Jump?
Can lice jump? Head lice are a wingless human parasites that are uniquely adapted for feeding and breathing on human heads. They have six claws designed to hold on very tightly to strands of human hair and they don’t like to hold onto things like furniture or pets. It is just for human hair. They…
Read MoreHOY LOS ANGELES: Orgullosa de quitar piojos y liendres: “Hay mucha demanda”, dice inmigrante
By Selene Rivera, Hoy Los Angeles Lo que para muchos podría ser un asco el limpiar cabezas llenas de piojos, para Marlene Espino-Weiss es todo un oficio de orgullo. “Los piojos pueden vivir hasta 42 días en la cabeza, se alimentan de tu sangre cada tres horas y pueden poner hasta seis huevecillos por día”, dice…
Read MoreLice Eggs
The total number of days of life for a lice is about 30-35 days. Head lice start life as an egg that is laid by an adult louse on the bottom of a hair shaft. A female adult lice when fertile will lay about 5-7 eggs every day for about 14-17 days before she dies.…
Read MoreHow Long Can Lice Live
Human head lice don’t live very long at all. Their entire life cycle is only about 30-35 days. The adult lice needs human blood to survive. They suck blood and feed about every two to three hours off the scalp of the head. If they come off the scalp, should that happen, they die within…
Read MoreOver-The-Counter Treatments: How They Work and How They Don’t
When a child comes home from school (or camp or day care) with head lice, most parents rush to the pharmacy and buy one of many available over-the-counter (OTC) head-lice treatments. There are a couple of reasons to slow down before taking this step.First, there is no need to panic. Easier said than done, of…
Read MoreHalloween Costumes Could Give You Head Lice
Healthcare professionals are warning that people could get an unexpected scare when shopping for their Halloween costumes this year. Doctors have reported an increase in head lice at this time of year and surprisingly, it’s not just because it’s back to school season. Instead, experts say that the biggest cause is in fact Halloween costume…
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