headlice March 21st, 2007
Louse infestation is a continuous problem in our society today. While head lice are the most common and well known infestation, there are also body lice and pubic lice. Head lice have reached the severity of an epidemic across the United States, but body lice and pubic lice are just as much of a concern.
Body lice are known to infest clothing, as they lay their eggs on the fibers in the fabric seams. Head lice and public lice are similar in that they infest hair, laying their eggs in hair fibers. All three types of louse take blood meals by piercing the skin of the individual with their narrow mouthparts. While there are several similarities between the three kinds of louse, there are several differences as well.
First off, the frequency and who they infest differs from each louse. Head lice are an extreme problem, especially in urban areas, that is becoming far too common amongst our society. Major infestations are common in socioeconomic groups because of how easily they spread. They are extremely common in schools with younger children because parents are reluctant to tell anybody about their child's problem.
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headlice March 15th, 2007
Continued from Treating Objects Infested By Head Lice | Part 1
Lice are notorious for crawling around cushions and seats from the scalp of the infested person. It is vital that you vacuum all car seats and couch cushions to remove any lice that may be infecting the seats.
Some people go to the extreme of fumigating their rooms and using insecticidal sprays on furniture and carpet. While this can be effective, it also has health risks for everyone living in the house, especially younger children. This is not recommended to kill off lice and nits. Instead, you should thoroughly vacuum the entire house from carpets, rugs, couches and table seats.
Combs and brushes tend to be most effected from lice and nits since they have direct contact to the scalp. It is important that you soak or boil all brushes and combs in a pan of water for around 10 minutes at 150 degrees Fahrenheit.
Head lice and nits spread very quickly and easily among others that the infested person is in contact with. It is crucial that in order to prevent spreading lice, the infested person does not share anything from clothes, coats, hats, towels, and combs. Just because lice and nits start on a person's scalp doesn't mean that that is where they stay. Therefore, in your venture to rid your household of lice and nits, make sure to clean objects just as thoroughly as the scalp of the infested person.
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headlice March 13th, 2007
The second people think of head lice, they immediately think of treating the infested person's scalp. However, it is equally important that you begin treating any and all objects that may have been infested by louse as well. This can be difficult determining what has been infested and what hasn't. Here are five things to consider when treating objects.
HeadLice live off of warmth and humidity, but there is a limit to the degree of temperature they can live off of. Exposing lice and nits to temperatures of 125 degrees Fahrenheit is lethal. Therefore, it is crucial that you wash all articles of clothing and bed sheets in the washing machine in hot water. After washing the clothes, you want to dry all articles in the dryer to ensure that all lice and nits are disinfested from the high temperature.
If you have any articles of clothing or bedding that are non-washable, make sure to at least place them in the dryer. In order to disinfest the articles of nits and lice, they should be placed in the dryer for no less than 30 minutes using high heat. Another option is dry-cleaning your clothes or sealing them up in plastic bags for no less than 10 days.
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headlice March 1st, 2007
Many are familiar with head lice, especially parents, but body lice are something that often goes unnoticed. There is no question that head lice are more common, especially since it has reached an epidemic level in the United States. However, body lice can become just as serious an issue as any other form of louse.
Pediculosis is an infestation of lice. Unlike head lice, which spreads among hair on the head, body lice infestations occur on clothing. They are especially relevant along the seams of the inner surfaces of clothing close to the skin. The louse then feed on human blood, which can cause severe itching.
Another form of louse that many consider body lice is pubic lice. Much like head lice, pubic lice infest hairy parts of the body including the groin, eyebrows, eyelashes and facial hair. Just like body lice, pubic lice feed on human blood as well. In the beginning it will cause itching and be an annoyance, but the longer it is untreated the worse the itching will become, eventually causing rashes.
Anyone can become infested with body lice regardless of age, sex or race. You may know that head lice can infest even the cleanest most sanitary people or places. On the other hand, body lice tend to infest people living in crowded and unsanitary places. Body lice feed on people that wear clothing several days in a row without laundering them. Many times you will hear body lice associated with the homeless.
In the next post I will discuss the common symptoms of body lice and how to know if you might be infected.
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headlice February 27th, 2007
Another symptom of hair lice is if your head becomes sore from scratching. This becomes the case when you are constantly scratching the bites, and possibly opening the bites up. You have to be careful about this and begin treating it quickly, because the bites can become infected.
If you find any louse droppings in the hair, you need to look closely for lice and nits. Louse droppings look like little black powder that is easy to see on pillow cases or in bed sheets. You can sometimes find louse droppings on the person's clothes on their shoulders as well.
What is troubling with hair lice is that there are not always relevant symptoms for awhile, if at all. It is possible to not notice any itching or scratching, or see any louse droppings for months after being infested. This obviously can make it extremely difficult to treat. The important thing is that you are aware of your hairs health and take good care of it. Also, try to be familiar with whether your kids' friends have been infested or not, because hair lice is highly contagious.
While there are a number of symptoms to help detect hair lice, these are some of the more common symptoms found. There are instances where no symptoms of head lice are found, but more times than not you will notice at least one symptom. As soon as you find a symptom, it is vital that you begin investigating into further detail. The quicker you find out whether you or your children are infested, the quicker you can begin treatment.
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headlice February 23rd, 2007
Because of how small hair lice are and how few of them there are to start, it can be difficult to determine whether you or your children have hair lice. There are a number of symptoms that can help you decipher whether or not you have head lice. The more you are aware of the symptoms, the quicker you can get to treating the lice if you do in fact have lice.
One of the first symptoms that are apparent with hair lice is constant itching and scratching of the head. The itching is due to an allergic reaction to the bites from the nits and lice. If you notice that you or your children are scratching their head more often than usual, you want to look closely for lice.
You can diagnose hair lice by looking closely through the hair and scalp for lice, nymphs or nits. It is difficult to find nits because there are so few of them and they move quickly through the hair. However, if you find any nits or lice ¼ inches away from the scalp, then it is a confirmation that the person has head lice. If you have difficulty coming to a conclusion, make sure you see a health care provider to be exact.
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