Head Lice and Lice Eggs – Articles, Pictures and FAQ




In this section on head lice and lice eggs you will find head lice pictures, lice eggs pictures, as well as detailed information about head lice symptoms, head lice life cycle, and how you can get head lice.

Before starting any head lice treatment, it is essential to make sure you are really dealing with head lice. In this section we teach you how to identify head lice step-by-step and give you many pictures of adult lice as well as head lice eggs, also called nits. We also tell you about common head lice symptoms.

You will find an article with the most common myths that surround head lice and the corresponding facts. This will help you understand how head lice spread, and how you can get them.

We will also go into details on head lice life cycle. It is essential to understand how lice live and reproduce so that you can properly apply lice treatments. Getting rid of head lice is much more complicated than just putting a shampoo on the head and rinse it off. Once you really understand the life cycle of lice you will be far more successful in your battle against head lice.




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Itchy Scalp: Is It Head Lice?

An itchy scalp can be incredibly irritating, particularly if it has been causing discomfort for an extended period. Whilst the temptation to scratch the area is very strong, you are as likely to inflame the situation further as you are to relieve your symptoms. It is important that you understand while you have an itchy [...]

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What Is Lice? – Lice Infestation Basics

What is lice? Lice are parasitic insects that live on the human hair and scalp, body and pubic area. They survive on human blood. The head lice, body lice and pubic crab lice are completely different from each other. Among them, only the body louse is known to spread diseases. Lice infestation commonly spreads through [...]

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How To Check For Lice

Finding head lice can be a very daunting task. It is something that many parents do not want to do. However, each parent needs to learn how to check for lice. If you receive a note from the school stating that head lice is going around, finding them as soon as possible is essential in [...]

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Where Do Lice Come From?

 When your child comes back from school with head lice, maybe the first question you are asking yourself is this one: “How did lice come to OUR family?” And you start thinking which of your child’s friends had head lice, and who actually had head lice in the first place. Where do lice come from? [...]

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Head Louse Basics

The scientific name of a head louse is pediculus capitis. However, that might be of no interest to you if your kids have returned home from school with head lice. What you might be interested in is to find out how to get rid of these parasites. Here is one thing you should know: you [...]

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Can Black People Get Lice?

When a school or a day care center gets infested with head lice, the question arises: can black people get lice, too? Black people have very curly hair and brushing through it would be a very difficult task to manage for getting the lice out. So, do black people get lice and should African American [...]

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Nits And Lice Facts

Head lice are mostly gotten by kids, because they come in close contact with one another, playing or studying together. So if your kid has got nits and lice in his or her hair, there is really no time to lose, because lice can easily spread to other members of your family. Now, to treat [...]

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Pediculosis Capitis

If you know what pediculosis capitis means, then probably your kids have brought head lice home from school or from day care. Pediculosis is the scientific name for a head lice infestation. Kids in all the countries of the world have to deal with this condition. Adults also may get head lice, but kids of [...]

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Can Head Lice Be Dangerous?

A lot of people ask themselves if head lice can be dangerous, toxic or poisonous. In many families, parents have been trying to get rid of these parasites for weeks or months without success, and they want to know if the health of their children can be at risk. Having head lice for such a [...]

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Why Do Children Get Lice More Often Than Adults?

When you ask yourself how do you get head lice, you also want to know why your kids get head lice more often than you or other adults. Have you ever noticed that in some families, head lice seem to be coming back again and again, affecting all the kids, but the parents do not [...]

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