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Most likely if you have head lice, it was transmitted from "head to head" contact. This is the most common way that head lice is transmitted. Only 5% of lice are transmitted through the environment. The reason is that lice are parasitic, and need blood to survive. Once off the head, they don't survive more that 24-48 hrs. They dehydrate quickly and die. Lice crawl quickly,they don't jump or fly because they have no hind legs or wings. An adult louse can crawl as fast as nine inches per minute. The adult louse can detect odor from an antenna located in the front of the eyes.It's believed that they can even detect blood type. When head lice find a desirable environment they literally run to the new host,or head.They may run quickly to a favorable environment,they also move very quickly to an unfavorable one. Due to the fact that head lice depend on blood for survival we now know that the environment doesn't play as big of an issue as once thought. It is important to explain to our children the importance of not sharing hats, hoodies,brushes or combs. Keep hair back in pony tails or braids as not to allow a "bridge" for the lice to cross over from one head to the next.
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Will lice get in hair that is permed?
No. As long as there is hair on your head and you don't treat the lice, they will continue to live.
How long does lice live on your hair if its untreated?
Basically, head lice live for up to 7 days. Each day they can lay up to 100 eggs a day. They keep hatching and the routine goes on and on.
How long can a child have lice in their hair?
Once children have lice in their hair, they will keep them until treated. The lice process is: adult lice transfer from one head to another, the female lice lay eggs, the eggs hatch within 7 days the baby lice grow, they lay eggs and the whole process repeats itself.
Do men get head lice?
As long as they have hair, men can get head lice. Head lice have the ability to appear on anyone who has hair, whether it be a child, man, or woman. If you do get lice, purchase "Lice Hero" to get rid of them. You will need to use the shampoo and then comb out the lice eggs to prevent more from hatching.
Why do head lice like living in long clean hair?
Because clean heads are easier to feed on, and lay eggs on.
How long do lice live in your head?
Until you wash your hair with an insecticide. You can buy one from your chemist.
Can you get lice from long hair?
yes because bacteria grows in long hair
How big are nits and what are the dots im getting out of your hair now?
Nits are the eggs laid by human head lice Pediculosis capitis. The lice are about a millimeter long (easy to see look in the related link below). I suspect the dots you are finding are the eggs (nits) that are glued to the base of your hair strands. The eggs (nits) are very difficult to remove even after they are dead or have hatched.You need to kill the lice and the eggs using some proprietary topical treatment.
How long do head lice live?
They can live about 2 hours without using lice shampoo and with lice shampoo instant and there dead and if you have them again you can go to the local pharmacy and ask them how do you get the vaginas off your hair. and they are called eggs that are very gross.
Do head lice prefer long or short hair?
YES BECAUSE WHITE PEOPLE RARELY USE HAIR GREASE, uNLIKE BLACK PEOPLE THEY GREW UP USING THE STUFF!! HEAD LICE IS ONLY ATTRACTED TO NON GREASEY DRY HAIR AND WHITE PEOPLE HAIR IS JUST THAT!!!!! YOU WILL RARELY FIND ANY BLACK PERSON WITH LICE!!!
How long to live lice live off the head?
lice can live only one to two days with out an host.
How long does it take for lice eggs to hatch?
it takes 1-2 WEEKS for lice egg(s) to hatch
