Investigating the causes of lice infestation and its treatment methods
Lice infestation is one of the disorders that anyone can suffer from. Lice is one of the skin problems and getting rid of it may be a bit difficult. For some time, this parasite was completely eradicated, but recently statistics show an increase in the number of people suffering from this disorder. We will further examine this issue. Stay with Dr. Salam.
Maybe in the past, more people were infected with lice, but now there are still many people who have lice. To know how to prevent and treat this problem, we recommend this article.
The enemy of lice
Head lice are a common problem. Lice are small, gray parasitic insects that live on the human scalp. The body length of an adult louse is about 1-3 mm. These insects do not have the ability to fly or jump or penetrate the scalp, but their six legs are perfectly evolved to cling to hair. The presence of head lice is not a reason for lack of cleanliness. Anyone can get head lice, rich or poor. clean or dirty, but it is most common in children between 4 and 11 years old, and it is more common in girls than boys, and it is more common at the age of starting school. Head lice are usually spread from person to person and by touching people’s heads slow It takes about 30 seconds for a lice transfer from one end to another. Transmission is less common in other ways, such as hats, combs or pillows. The point is that head lice cannot be transmitted from animals. The symptom of this condition is severe and unexplained itching of the head, which can sometimes lead to skin infection and jaundice in the back of the head and behind the ears.
Ways of transmission of lice
Direct contact between healthy and infected people
– Indirect contact such as using contaminated personal items (clothes, blankets, sheets, combs, brushes, towels, hats and scarves)
Prevention of lice
If your child is infected with lice, you should know that the worst thing in the world has not happened to him, and the most important thing is that parents should not be afraid and take measures to prevent it. Of course, if left untreated for a while, lice can cause health problems for the person and others. Prevention is usually possible by improving the health of the whole community, by informing parents, teachers and other members of the community, it is possible to control infected cases as quickly as possible to help reduce the incidence of others. And finally, it is necessary to mention again that head lice can be seen in any social and economic class, and strict adherence to health standards, although very useful and helpful, does not eliminate the possibility of infection. Parents should not blame themselves. Although the improvement of the health, economic and social conditions has had a significant impact on the reduction of lice infestation, but still this parasite It has global scope. Lice are not specific to a particular society or social class. Hair length, gender, age and hair color have no effect on lice transfer, regular shampooing does not eliminate or prevent it.
How is it treated?
Lice are very difficult to remove from people’s hair. There are many ways to get rid of head lice, but there are only a few that really work. Two treatments at an interval of 8-10 days are necessary, although with the first treatment, head lice and most of their eggs are treated. They will be destroyed, but since it is possible for them to leave the egg up to 8 days later, therefore, the treatment should be done again at an interval of 8-10 days, so that they are destroyed before the new lice mature and gain the ability to move. All cases of possible contact must be treated, otherwise there is a possibility of re-infection. In re-infection, two courses of treatment (with an interval of 8-10 days) are also necessary. It is necessary to use fine-toothed combs to separate the stains.
Does vinegar work?
1- Heat the vinegar and apply it on your head. Towel Or put a cap on your head and wait 30 minutes and then wash.
2- mineral oil with Vinegar Mix and apply it on your hair to remove the lice that are stuck to the hair. You can get mineral oil from the pharmacy. This mixture also removes dandruff.
Apply the above mixture on your head every night to get rid of lice completely. Even after the lice are completely gone, 3 to 5 days later, use this mixture on your hair. This is to make sure that the lice will not return.
Source: Mardom News
12 February 2016 21:35
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