Why can they make a pill for animals to keep fleas off, and not  one to keep lice off people?
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GOOD ? there just isn't enough of  a market for it or I'm sure that they would add it into the shampoo or something
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To remove lice, you can purchase a product otc at your drugstore such as quell, nix, pronto, etc. You can also buy a special comb and some products even include this comb.   Be sure to also clean all the bedding and towels in hot water and vacuum any padded furniture as well every day until the infestation is cured. LIce can live for a day or so and their eggs can survive up to a week when OFF the human host so cleaning properly helps contain the possibility of re-investation or spreading hte lice to others.\n\nAs for the comb, you can buy special de-lousing combs.  Follow the directions exactly.  You also need to clean the comb frequently during the combing process.  This process takes several hours a night and must be repeated every day until no more active lice are seen (will take several days, possibly a week).  You comb one small section at a time.\n\nEvery day, be sure to clean all your combs and brushes to dispose of any lice or nits.
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I don't know where they come from, either, but you don't have to have poor hygiene to contract lice.  It's usually spread by little kids who are in close contact with one another- one kid has it, and soon the whole class has it, and then their families can get it.  We should teach children not to share combs/brushes, etc., and check their hair regularly to stop the spread of lice.
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PLEASE READ!!!!!!!    An earlier reply to the lice problem by Thalia must be addressed.  (Please no offence Thalia)\n\n"DO NOT PUT COCKROACH SPRAY ON ANY PART OF YOUR BODY"\n\nCockroach spray is a pesticide and can be deadly.  It is not meant to go on humans or any other living creatures.  It is not meant to kill lice.  "Lice shampoo" is not good for our bodies, but may be used in small quantities for a short period of time.\n\nImagine the size of one louse and the amount of pesticide it would take to kill it.  Now picture the size of a cockroach and the lethal amount it would need.\n\nOH, MY GOSH!!!!!!  These girls are 13 years old!  Old enough to trust adults to know what we are talking about, and yet not mature enough to differentiate between right and something sooooo completely stupid.\n\nI'm sorry if I offended anyone, but I am absolutely MORTIFIED by this response.
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My little sisters went through a terrible bout with head lice, and the only thing that worked, short of shaving their heads, was applying mayonnaise before bed, then leaving it in over night (they wore shower caps to bed).  This finally did the trick.
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No, lice don't look much like fleas at all. \n\nFleas are very active animals and are constantly either crawling or jumping if you can see them. In contrast lice are very slow moving and are physically incpable of jumping.\n\nFleas are flattened side-side like a book, making them very thin and able to squeeze between hairs. Lice are excatly the opposite and are flattened to to bottom like a pancake so they can cling to the skin surface.\n\nFleas are a dark brown or reddish colour. In contrast lice are a dull light grey.
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The problem is that you can't kill the eggs. The nits are encased in a very strong type substance that cannot be penetrated. The most important thing is to retreat the hair after 7 to 10 days and you HAVE to get all the nits out by hand or by comb.  I find those plastic combs ineffective. I ordered a metal comb called medi comb from a dealer on ebay. It works the best but you will still need to hand pick some. They are such a pain! Also using hair styling products (after hair is nit/lice free) daily helps prevent reinfestation from contant with others (at school/bus/etc.). I also flat iron/or hot iron curl her hair at times or braid it. Anything that keeps it back or helps to kill those pests! Also watch closely the friends they play with and if you see any kind of scratching check the child immediately and send them home to tell their parents if you find any nits or anything. Check over the ears and nape of the neck. Also they do make lice repellent spray that you can order (search online) it's mostly tea tree oil, eucalyptus, geranium, and other essential oils mixed with water but it could help if your child is in close proximity of other children and lice is a reoccurring problem. Prevention is the best medicine.
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When it comes to pregnancy I know that most medically prescribed shampoos for treating lice such as Medi-Lice, Pronto, R & C, Tegrin LF caution the obvious. It is harmful if swallowed or inhaled. This medication should be used ONLY when clearly needed during pregnancy. But keep in mind that it is not known whether this drug is excreted into human milk, so you may want to consult your doctor before breast-feeding, if the problem persists then. \nLindane, another topical shampoo is clearly marked to ONLY use when needed during pregnancy but clearly warns against applying the shampoo to others if you are pregnant, unless it is absolutely necessary and you have discussed it with your doctor. Unlike the others, this medication DOES pass into breast milk and may have undesirable effects on a nursing infant. \n\nSo even if you are not using the above marked brands, you can assume a majority of the treatment shampoos contain similar ingredients. My opinion is to consult your physician, but to use only when absolutely necessary.
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Though they can't fly or jump, these tiny parasites have specially adapted claws that allow them to crawl and cling firmly to hair. They spread mainly through head-to-head contact, but sharing clothing, bed linens, combs, brushes, and hats can also help pass them along. Children and teens are most prone to catching lice because they tend to have close physical contact with each other and often share personal items.  http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/common/lice.html\n\nAdults do not fly or jump from one person to another.  http://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheets/HGIC2503.htm
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0- ticks don't have fleas\n\nnot a smart a*s answer either, just logical thinking
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Not long but the problem isn't getting rid of the adults, it's getting rid of the eggs.  Just immersing the head in water isn't going to help that.\n\nSee the link below.  You need to both shampoo with lice killer and also use some kind of pesticide for your whole house, especially the room where the person who has lice sleeps.
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lice can come from several diffrent things birds are a big carrier also cats they can not live on any source that does not supply them with a food source blood they like very clean hair birds humans cats are usaly very clean so there is a little light on the subject i hope
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First you must find out if your house is infested with fleas. A simple flea trap that you can make at home is to get a bowl of water and mix in some dishwashing soap. At night shine a flashlight onto the bowl of water and in the morning see if any fleas have jumped in. The light attracts the fleas the soap and water drowns them. Once you determine whether you need to exterminate wash everything you have in hot water.\n\nAs far as things you can do to prevent flea bites. You can try lemon peels boiled in water and applied when cooled or you can try lavender oil mixed with some water. These are natural repellants. To relieve the itch a Benadryl works. Topical lotions like maximum strength Hydrocortisone and calamine lotion work too.
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there are a lot of creatures living in or on the human body, some are useful (helping the digestion) some are harmful (causing diseases) or other annoying ones: itchy mites, ticks, worms, fungi, lice, parasites, bacterias, fleas and others.
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WTF!!! Thats awesome, I've never heard of such a thing but not only do matches contain sulfur, they also contain potassium chlorate which is used as a pesticide and is to be handled with care when mixing other chemicals, which in better terms could be best understood as to why they would "ingest/consume" them. From what I recall, parents of soldiers and marines here in Texas have special request items such as gatorade, magazines, books, cd's ect. wanted by sons and daughters serving in that country they call "Iraq", and one of the top items requested by many of them was suprisingly dog/cat flea collars. I asked one parent and she mentioned they have a problem with the sand fleas and some other insects and so they wear them around the wrists and ankles to solve that problem and to me that would seem like a more safer and SMARTER alternative than to swallow some chemicals not knowing what could happen to them in years later on in life.
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The prescription shampoo they are talking about, Lindane is very toxic to little ones.  I'd definately try other alternatives.  The face cleanser, Cetaphil has been shown recently to smother the buggers.  Buy a bottle of it, and apply to DRY hair.  Cover all hair and scalp COMPLETELY leave on a couple hours - the longer the better - overnight?  Super.  Its non-toxic so it won't hurt your child unless the little person is sensitive to the ingredients in the product itself.  \n\nApplying water to the hair/scalp beforehand allows the lice to curl up and 'defend' themselves from water and any subsequent applications of substances you use to try to kill them. \n\nAnd remember, still pick out the eggs, over and over and over as long as you can and as many as you can possibly see.  That is the key to prevent re-infestation.\n\nGood Luck!\n\nDivaM
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We had a problem with copperheads also and mothballs around the area work great!  Also chickens will kill them and cats.  If you get bit you just need to go to your doctor or emergancy.  Make sure you wear boots when walking about out there!