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

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   The itchiness, irritation, and the incessant scratching caused by the small bugs on your scalp and hair make head lice a nuisance at best and at worst, well—they’re the worst. Head lice feed ...

3. Head louse - Wikipedia

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   Lice have no wings or powerful legs for jumping, so they move using 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 ...

4. 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 ]

5. Pediculosis - Wikipedia

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   To diagnose infestation, the entire scalp should be combed thoroughly with a louse comb and the teeth of the comb should be examined for the presence of living lice after each time the comb passes through the hair. The use of a louse comb is the most effective way to detect living lice. [9]

6. 11 Ways You Think You Can Get Lice—but Won’t - AOL

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   Head lice spread quickly and only affect humans. There are also plenty of myths about lice that won't go away—including ways that lice spread. Here are some ways you think you could get lice ...

7. Fact check: No, Coca-Cola does not get rid of head lice. That ...

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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. Head lice DNA discovery reveals ...