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Nit Facts
How to get rid of nits and head lice
To understand the best way to eradicate head lice and nits, it helps to know a bit more about them.
Information on nits and nit infestations
- The scientific name for a head louse is ‘pediculus humanus capitis’.
- A head louse infestation is sometimes referred to as ‘pediculosis’.
- Head lice are tiny (2-4mm long) wingless brown hair parasites that live in the hair and on the head of humans, feeding on blood that they suck from the scalp.
- Head lice are highly contagious and are easily spread through head-to-head contact.
- Head lice cannot survive for long away from a host as they need regular blood meals.
- The head louse lifecycle lasts approximately 30 days, during which the louse passes through three stages:
- Eggs: Often called nits
An adult female louse will lay approximately six or seven grey head lice eggs (nits) a day which she cements firmly to the base of the hair shaft with a very strong glue-like substance. They live close to your head where it is warm. - Nymphs:
After seven days, an immature hair louse (nymph) will emerge from the egg (nit); the empty nit remains glued in position. - Adult lice:
After shedding their skin (moulting) three times, head lice nymphs become sexually mature adults; this normally takes 10 to 14 days. Within a day of becoming adult hair lice, male and female lice will start to reproduce – and numbers can grow at an alarming rate if left untreated. Very soon hundreds of lice can be living in your hair laying nits every day.
- Eggs: Often called nits
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Nits and head lice can be treated with Nit-Nurse. (Buy here).
The key to treating a lice infestation – and preventing re-infestation to get rid of nits – is to break the lifecycle.
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Head lice and nits? Parents spend millions on cures, but which is best?: Today, in the United Kingdom, a million children have frequent head lice and nits and parents spend millions of pound on cures. But which method is the best one to get rid headline?
Head lice and nits - the facts: In this article the facts about head lice are explored, including their life span, where and how they appear, how they are detected, how they spread and what the available treatments are to get rid of them.
What are head lice?: This article is about head lice, sometimes also known as nits, and explains what they are; what their life cycle is; their effect on humans; and how they are spread.
How to treat head lice and nits: This article provides information on the methods of treating head lice and nits, including precautions to prevent re-infestation.
How to spot head lice and nits: This article describes the early warning signs of a head lice infestation and how to confirm it.
Top tops for knocking lice dead: The human head louse affects around 20 million people...
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The welcome return of the "Nit Nurse": Parents used to rely on the school nurse...
How to get rid of nits: Parents with school age kids will need to know how to get rid of nits...
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How to get rid of head lice! To help understand the best way to treat head lice and nits, do your homework on them. It helps to know your enemy!
An incurable itch - head lice: Head lice infestations continue to be seen frequently in many communities. Some of these children require multiple treatments before eradication. What are the current treatment recommendations for head lice?...
Research from the Department of Dermatology, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital reports that there is now strong evidence of insecticide resistance. Read more here... Managing head lice in an era of increasing resistance to insecticides.
