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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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   Accordingly, the infestation with head lice is named pediculosis capitis, while this with body lice, pediculosis corporis. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Although pediculosis in humans may properly refer to lice infestation of any part of the body, the term is sometimes used loosely to refer to pediculosis capitis , the infestation of the human head with the ...

4. 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.

5. Head louse - Wikipedia

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   Lice have no wings or powerful legs for jumping, so they use the claws on their legs to move from hair to hair. [27] Normally, head lice infest a new host only by close contact between individuals, making social contacts among children and parent-child interactions more likely routes of infestation than shared combs, hats, brushes, towels ...

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

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   According to the CDC, many nits are more than 1/4 of an inch from the scalp, meaning they are either very unlikely to hatch live, crawling lice, or wind up being an egg casing with no insect inside.

7. Why kids getting lice freaks us out: What to know about ... - AOL

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   When your child is the temporary home for these blood-sucking freeloaders, the social issue can sometimes be more overwhelming than the physical issue.