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

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   A visual exam is one way to see if your child has head lice. With gloves, part different sections of hair and look for poppy seed-size insects crawling on the scalp or base of the hair shaft.

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. Pediculosis - Wikipedia

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   Head louse crawling on a hairbrush Phthiriasis in the head of a 6-year-old boy caused by phthiriasis pubis as confirmed by optical (c) and electron microscopy (d). [5] Head-lice infestation is most frequent on children aged 3–10 and their families. The CDC estimates that 6 to 12 million children aged 3 to 11 get lice every year. [6]

5. Head lice infestation - Wikipedia

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   Head lice bites on the back of the neck Adult male (left) and female (right) head lice. Head lice are generally uncomfortable, but typically do not constitute a serious condition. [7] The most common symptom is itching of the head, which normally worsens 3 to 4 weeks after the initial infestation. The bite reaction is very mild, and it can be ...

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

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   Some 20 years ago, David Reed, a coauthor of the new study and a researcher and curator at the Florida Museum of Natural History, found that human head lice are composed of two ancient lineages ...

7. Tea tree oil - Wikipedia

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   Tea tree oil was also used during World War II to treat skin lesions of munitions factory workers. [ 2 ] According to the Committee on Herbal Medicinal Products (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency , traditional usage suggests that tea tree oil is a possible treatment for "small, superficial wounds, insect bites, and small boils" and that it ...