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What are some symptoms of head lice?
Itchy scalp
What are the most affected areas by head lice?
Head lice can spread from the scalp to the eyebrows, eyelashes, and beard in adults, although they are more often limited to the scalp in children.
What symbosis is head lice living on a human scalp?
Parasitism.
Why are head louse called head louse?
Head louse in singular for head lice. Lice are tiny wingless parasites that feed off of your scalp.
Can you get lice in your tongue?
No, lice is only your head and cannot reach the mouth because they feed on the human scalp.
What head lice mean?
Its when insects enter your scalp and start chewing your hair.
How do humans get infected by head lice?
head lice are always a problem in primary schools, where children play close together, giving the head lice opportunity's to jump from one scalp to another, leaving eggs in there path.
What is the main reason for food handlers to avoid scratching their scalp?
if they have lice and scratch their head lice will get in the food;)
Can dry scalp help prevent lice?
I don't know if I'm just immune to lice, but I have dry scalp and my sister has lice, which I didn't get over the course of a month. Also, it seems logical. The dry scalp can prevent the lice to get to the scalp to such the blood.
Can cats get head lice from children?
Head lice (Pediculus capitis) are small parasitic insects exquisitely adapted to living on the scalp of their human host. They do not live or feed on your household pets.
How do you check for head lice?
You have to take strands of hair & look at your scalp. Head lice attach themselves & lay their eggs just a little away from your actual scalp & stay on strands of hair. You can check for the eggs, which will be white if hatched, & brown/gray for those that didn't. If they move easily when you brush it with your finger, it is not head lice. If it is hard to move, & stays in place, it is likely to be nits (the eggs).
What can happen if you start scratching your scalp too much?
your skelp will keep getting itchy and more itchy and it wont stop being itchy.
