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

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   Female lice also attach sticky unhatched eggs called nits to hair. These eggs take eight to nine days to hatch and can trigger another infestation if not removed, leaving children to have head ...

4. Head louse - Wikipedia

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   Thus, mobile head lice populations may contain eggs, nits, three nymphal instars, and the adults (male and female) . [1] Metamorphosis during head louse development is subtle. The only visible differences between different instars and the adult, other than size, is the relative length of the abdomen, which increases with each molt, [ 1 ] as ...

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

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   Here are some lice facts every parent needs to know. Lice spread through close contact. Head lice are about 2 to 3 millimeters long, and they usually infest the head or neck and attach their eggs ...

6. 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 ...

7. 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 ...

8. 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.

9. No nit policy - Wikipedia

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   A dead nit attached to a hair. No nit policy is a public health policy implemented by some education authorities to prevent the transmission of head lice infestation.The "no nit" policy requires the sending home and barring of all children who have nits (egg shells) on their hair from controlled settings such as school, summer camp or day care facilities.