where does head lice come from?
80661
Most often from someone else with lice.
381231
Although many people link this behaviour to the theory that monkeys have lots of ticks and lice on their bodies and need constant grooming, the fact is that it is a misconception!\n\nYup, monkeys do have ticks and lice (just like other animals) and they do keep scratching "themselves" because of those tiny devils BUT, they scratch "others' heads" for a different reason.\n\nAs you know monkeys are very active and agile, and they keep jumping here and there all day. Due to this over-activity, they sweat a lot and the salt particles from their sweat get deposited on their bodies (mostly the head and the back).\n\nNow, monkeys find the salt particles of the sweat very delicious and crisp. That's why they pick the particles from the heads of other monkeys and put them in their mouths to taste them (as you might have observed).\n\nSo, you now know that the monkey is having a delectable snack when it is scratching other monky's head. Right?
1078845
I am very familiar with the procedures for lice.  In my daughters school if the teacher notices a kid scratching his/her head continually she is required to send the kid to the nurse.  The kid would be send home immediately.  The nurse was then required to check the heads of all kids in that grade.  Not just that class but the entire grade.  They figure they can catch them all and get rid of the problem.  They found them on my daughter this way.  The kid can not return to school until the nurse goes through the kid's head and is certain there are no live lice or nits.  My daughter had 1 nit and she had to go home.  I missed a lot of work that year.  My daughter had extremely long thick hair and regardless of how many times I went over the house, spraying for louse she still got them.  I would put all toys in trash bags for two weeks, vaccum all the furniture and floors, wash coats, all lienen washed and I would do the car too.  I braided her hair every day and she still managed to get lice three more times that year.  No one else in our family ever got lice which makes me believe she got them from school.  I'm only saying this so that you know it is not the parent's fault.  I believe the school did exactly what they should do.  Unfortunately these things are very difficult to get rid of.  I finally cut my daughter's hair and she never got them again.  Who knows if that is the reason or not.\nHas the kid had the lice the entire time or has she/he been treated but caught them again?  It would be intolerable for a kid to have them for that long.  My daughter maybe had them for two weeks at the most when she was going out of her mind scratching.  The laws have changed and the school does not have to send the child home for lice.  My school district has its own policy.  If you don't like the policy that your school has you should get on the PTA and help to make the change.  The school nurse told me use hairspray on my daughter's hair.  She said it helps to prevent catching them.
720133
some friends of mine told me that they washed their kids hair with it once a week,to keep them from catching head lice at school,they said their doctor told them to do it!so maybe it does!
82017
The cheapest and fastest way... Put rubbing alcohol on your head.. soak your hair, wrap a towel around your head... leave it for about an hour. After that, put a white towel on the floor and comb your hair down so that the lice can drop on the towel. Once you see no more lice dropping, go shower and wash your hair of course. One treatment usually does the trick AND it gets rid of the eggs.
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"Crabs" is a name for pubic lice. Call it what you want but they are little tiny bugs that live in your pubic hair and live off your blood by bitting your flesh. They are the same thing as head lice so if you get head lice you should also get checked for pubic lice.
495081
use a lice comb....the small teeeth removes it. but be gentle so you dont create more dandruff
853106
We have treated head lice at our house successfully with over the counter head lice shampoo.  If your doctor won't prescribe a lotion, maybe there is something else he can suggest instead.  Anything used to treat head lice contains pesticides and you don't want to use any of them for extended periods of time.  Treat everyone in the family with the shampoo on the same day.  Does your daughter have stuffed animals or throw pillows on her bed?  If so, wash those that can be machine washed and put those that can't in a large garbage bag, seal tight and leave for 2 weeks.  Also, be sure to vacuum your car, her car seat, and any other cloth seat where any of your heads touch.  If she likes to lay on the floor, keep that vacuum as well.  When washing clothing items, use as hot of water as you can.  Wash towels after each use in hot water as well.  Get rid of all your hair brushes and combs and buy new ones.  Vacuum your mattresses, wash or replace your bed pillows.  Don't forget to wash her blankets and her bedspread.  Washing everything in hot water and than machine drying should kill all the lice on those items.  When we had a lice problem, we took one whole day, washed everyone's hair in the lice shampoo then went through the house and vacuumed and washed everything that we even suspicioned could have lice on it.  The next week, we did the very same thing.  It was very time consuming, but it took care of the lice.  Perhpas your daughter is not being reinfested at home, but at a friend's home or at school.  Tell her not to share anything - combs, brushes, hats, towels.  Does she have her own locker for her coat at school or do the coats hang next to each other on hooks?  If she has to hang it on a hook, see if she can hang it on the end or perhaps she'll be allowed to keep it some where else during the day\n\nThe lice eggs, called nits, take about 1 week to hatch.  Adult lice can live up to 30 days on a person's head.  They can also live off of a host for 1-2 days.
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Pretty common. I had it when I was about 9 or 10. It was embarassing, but it happens to alot of kids.\nI remember my mom freaking out. She practically bobbed my hair short and bought the special shampoo for head lice.
478685
Where would this itch be located?
446795
dont cut it too short. instead get a good anti-lice shampoo! yes they are avilable in the market and are not that expensive.
461337
Really-think about a roach-they are tolerant to drought, water, heat, and radiation. They are annoying and will live after a nuclear disaster. The louse-is a more fragile creature and there are different types. The worst pests survive forever no matter how many or their relatives are killed.
151051
Lice and pin worms are the most common but they can also get round worms and hook worms if they are playing where an animal has deficated and putting thier hands in their mouths.
42513
They wore powdered wigs because lice and scabies were very very common so they shaved off there hair ahd wore wigs    I found it in my US history book.
303541
If you've had unprotected sex recently, or even protected, there is a possibilty it could be pubic lice.  Also, I know that personally when I get itchy it's because of dry skin or because of razorburn, hope that helps!
672403
Crabs are body lice that manifest usually in the groin because it's warm and moist. They attach themselves to pubic hair and also attach their eggs to pubic hair. When they are hungry they feed on blood. They cause itching when they're on the move, and as a result of feeding. They are tiny (about or smaller the size of a pin head) and are almost transparent. Their eggs are also almost transparent.
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YES.  They can live in you hair and under your clothes, but they are much easier to get rid of than lice- you just need to take a long hot shower and soap really well before the fleas really multiply.\nFleas are also much larger than lice.  Flea bites are more irritating than louse bites.