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2. Head lice infestation - Wikipedia

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   Head lice infestation, also known as pediculosis capitis, is the infection of the head hair and scalp by the head louse (Pediculus humanus capitis). [6] Itching from lice bites is common. [ 5 ] During a person's first infection, the itch may not develop for up to six weeks. [ 5 ]

3. Pediculosis - Wikipedia

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   Head lice are spread through direct head-to-head contact with an infested person. From each egg or "nit" may hatch one nymph that will grow and develop to the adult louse. Lice feed on blood once or more often each day by piercing the skin with their tiny needle-like mouthparts.

4. Head louse - Wikipedia

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   Head lice cannot fly, and their short, stumpy legs render them incapable of jumping, or even walking efficiently on flat surfaces. [ 2 ] The non-disease-carrying head louse differs from the related disease-carrying body louse ( Pediculus humanus humanus ) in preferring to attach eggs to scalp hair rather than to clothing.

5. Does your child have head lice? How to get rid of it for good

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   Head lice are most common among young children — 6 million to 12 million lice outbreaks occur yearly in children between 3 and 11 in the US — though adults are vulnerable to head lice as well.

6. 5 important things to know about lice — and why it’s OK to ...

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   Head lice are about 2 to 3 millimeters long, and they usually infest the head or neck and attach their eggs to the base of the hair shaft, according to the CDC.

7. Kids with Head Lice No Longer Required To Be Sent Home from ...

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   The discovery of head lice on a child's body no longer means they are guaranteed a day off from school, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

8. Treatment of human lice - Wikipedia

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   The treatment of human lice is the removal of head lice parasites from human hair. It has been debated and studied for centuries. It has been debated and studied for centuries. However, the number of cases of human louse infestations (or pediculosis ) has increased worldwide since the mid-1960s, reaching hundreds of millions annually. [ 1 ]

9. Head lice DNA discovery reveals new details about first ... - AOL

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   Head lice have been constant, if unwanted, human companions. The parasites are rich sources of genetic information illuminating big questions in the human story.