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2. A Guide to Head Lice Symptoms and Treatments - AOL

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   Head lice feed on blood several times each day and tend to reside close to your scalp, which explains the itchiness and why it’s sometimes so difficult to tell that you have head lice. Unlike ...

3. 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 ]

4. 5 important things to know about lice — and why it’s OK to ...

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   There are a few different options when it comes to treating lice. Topical treatments such as shampoos and lotions that contain pyrethroids are usually considered the first-line treatments for head ...

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. Head lice infestation - Wikipedia

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   Tea tree oil has been promoted as a treatment for head lice; however, there is no clear evidence of its effectiveness. [ 35 ] [ 36 ] A 2012 review of head lice treatment recommended against the use of tea tree oil for children because it could cause skin irritation or allergic reactions, because of contraindications , and because of a lack of ...