Head Lice and Nits: How to Get Rid of Head Lice

by DR. JAMES BRIGGS

Head lice are tiny, crawling insects that live inside the hair on a person's head. The lice feed on blood sucked out of your scalp and lay eggs (referred to as nits) that firmly attach to the hair uncovered at your pores and skin's floor (hair shafts). An infestation of head lice is pediculosis.
Who does head lice affect?
Head lice can have an effect on anyone but arise most customarily amongst children among the a while of three to 11 years antique, along with their families. Children are more at hazard, as they make head-to-head contact with different kids while gambling together and can share items which have touch with their hair.
How common are head lice?
Head lice infestations are not unusual, affecting an estimated 6 million to 12 million humans each yr. Lice are most common among faculty-age kids who're much more likely to have close contact with every other or proportion combs, brushes, hats and other gadgets that contact the hair.
What are the symptoms of head lice?
The most common symptom of head lice is itching, particularly at the again of your head and neck and close to your ears - regions in which lice are much more likely to live.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0C9KFNN8M
• ISBN13: 9798399692685
• Release Date: June 2023
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 44 Pages
• Weight: 0.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 5.5" x 8.5"