What are body lice?

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It is one of the biggest current problems that most people suffer from, especially mothers, as they live in confusion, about how the intrusive insect that lives in my daughter's scalp got there? What are its reasons? How do I get rid of it? Many questions remain thorny in our minds, because the mother's greatest concern is to protect her children from any harm, big or small.

Lice characteristics

It is a gray-brown insect, very small, the size of a sesame seed, about XNUMX mm long. It lives either in the scalp, pubic hair, or under the armpit. Lice live and feed on blood from the human body through biting, and they live for about XNUMX days.

Symptoms of body lice infestation

The infected person feels frequent itching on the scalp, and the appearance of red grains on the skin of the head, neck and shoulders, because the body is definitely allergic to the saliva of lice, and the louse spreads behind the ear and the bottom of the head.

Causes of lice infestation

• Lack of personal hygiene, as why do we mention that the third world countries are where the lice are spread? Because many third world societies neglect hygiene and do not take care of it. If this insect attacks you, make sure that you do not take care of your hair as it should, and remember that this simple creature was able to defeat Napoleon.
• Close proximity to the head of an infected person, where lice move crawling from one head to the other, and do not fly as is common in us, it is difficult to see crawling lice, but finding lice eggs within a quarter of an inch of the scalp confirms the presence of live lice and the need for treatment.

How to eliminate lice

• Cleanliness, cleanliness is the sure measure for the head to be free from this annoying insect.
• Using an anti-lice shampoo, by washing the head with medical preparations that mainly consist of a substance (gamma benzene hexa chloride), and of course a pregnant woman should consult her doctor before taking the medicine, as this medicine can cause skin sensitivity.
• Use a comb while showering, and now electronic devices (electronic combs) have appeared to kill lice.
• Clothes, sheets, and sheets can be washed in hot water (20 degrees Fahrenheit) and then dried on a hot cycle for a minimum of XNUMX minutes.
• In the absence of response to treatment, you should see a specialist doctor.

In the absence of prompt treatment, the adult male louse will mate with the female and lay eggs on the hair, where it is firmly attached (which distinguishes it from the shell), after XNUMX or XNUMX days the egg hatches and the young lice emerge from it, leaving white egg scales on the hair.