Head lice affecting the scalp (Pediculosis Capitis) is a common problem, especially among schoolchildren. Head lice are parasitic, wingless insects. They live on the heads of people and eat their blood. A louse is an adult that is approximately the same size as a sesame seeds. The eggs, known as nits, are smaller than the adults and look almost like a dandruff flake.

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The neckline and behind your ears are the best places to look for lice and nits. Worldwide, head lice infestations are common. Head lice can easily be spread from one person to another through direct contact. Head lice can be spread by contact with someone already infected. Contact is common in children while playing, riding on the school bus, or during classroom activities where children are seated close together.

Lice don’t jump or fly. Lice cannot be spread from pets to humans. Head lice can develop in three forms: nits (nymphs), adults, and nits (nits). They can be difficult to spot and often mistakenly mistakenly for hairspray droplets or dandruff. They are attached to the hair shaft by nits. They are usually oval and yellow to white. It takes about a week for nits to hatch.

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Nymphs: Nymphs hatch from nits. Nymphs are immature adult heads lice. After 7 days of hatching, Nymphs become adults. Nymphs need blood to live. Adults: An adult louse measures approximately the same size as a sesame seeds, has six legs and is tan-to-greyish-white.

Adult lice will appear darker in people with dark hair. Adult lice can live for up to 30 days on a person’s head. Adult lice must eat blood to survive. A louse that falls off a person will die within two days.

Head lice should always be suspected if there is severe itching and scratching on the scalp and back of the neck, or if there is a known infestation. Head lice are dependent on blood feeding once or more times per day. They cannot survive more than a day at room temperature without having access to blood. After about 8 days of development, a nymphal louse hatches and begins to grow, feed, and develop until it reaches the adult stage around 9-12 days after hatching.

A female louse can deposit up to 100 eggs per day at a rate of six eggs per day. Only eggs deposited by inseminated male lice will hatch. A person infested with lice will usually have fewer than 12 active lice on their scalp at any given time. However, they may have hundreds of viable, dead, and hatched eggs.

What to do?

• Do not use harmful chemicals.
• Mix coconut oil and fresh lemon. Apply gently to your hair. Wash your hair after 2 to 3 hours.
• Add 2 teaspoons limejuice to 2 teaspoons garlic paste to your scalp. Leave it on for 45 minutes, then rinse with water. Use vinegar to wash your hair. Also, use fresh parsley juice.
• Apply a mixture of 50% kerosene, 50% water to your hair as a moisturizer.
• Keep your head clean to get rid of head lice.
• Use warm apple cider vinegar to wash your hair. Cover your head with warm apple cider vinegar. Cover your head with a towel.
• Head louse can be treated with olive oil, neem, and tea tree oil.