Lice
One of the most common problems facing children in the primary school stage, which is widespread in schools and kindergartens in particular, is the problem of lice and eggs called lizards. This is due to the easy spread of lice infestation when people get in touch and exchange for personal purposes clothes, , Which is often the case for young children. Infection can also occur in adults with little attention to cleanliness or living in crowded environments.
The head lice are a very small parasitic insect, no bigger than a sesame seed, with six gray legs, living in search of a host of animals, birds or humans to sneeze on its body and feed on its blood after biting and breaking its skin. So that it is difficult to see or hold. Lice cause skin ulcers and itching very severe to those who get it, and it is able to transmit several serious diseases, such as typhoid fever. The eggs of this insect are called “hyenas” and are placed between the hairs of the donor with the help of sticky secretions that make it stick to the hair well.
Causes of lice eggs
This insect can be transmitted from one person to another. This is due to the convergence of two heads, one of which is infected and the other healthy. It can be transmitted by direct contact between the hands of one of them and the head of the injured person or between any part of the body. And the person who gets the infection of the lice is something that moves on his head continuously, as it gets severe itching, noting the emergence of some red pills on the head and neck and shoulders sometimes. Lice are found in the area behind the ear, and another head, and difficult to get rid of, and then reproduce lice, and put his eggs between the hair and increasing numbers steadily.
How to get rid of lice insects
There are many different ways to eliminate adult lice insects before you lay eggs, including the following:
Hair Shampoo
The hair shampoo is used to kill lice and eggs. Some good effective types contain benzoyl benzoyl and lindane, which are important to get rid of this insect. After shampooing the hair several times, the hair should be combed with a small comb designed to pick up and remove lice insects. This shampoo does not touch the injured eyes.
Hair combs
Other methods recommended by doctors also kill lice and eggs suffocating, by placing olive oil a large amount of hair and cover all night with plastic cover. There is also a method of wet combing, which depends on the use of a sharp tooth comb helps to get rid of lice, as these teeth pull lice from the hair follicles, which are available in pharmacies, and must be careful to repeat their use every day for a week or more until Be sure that the lice have completely disappeared.
Hot air
Any hot air source can be used to eliminate lice, but the most effective and simple method is to use a hair flap. The hot air stream drains the lice eggs, kills the developing embryos and eliminates most adult insects in the scalp. However, this process will need a lot of repetition to bring good results, it is necessary to dry hair hot air daily or almost daily until the symptoms of lice, to ensure the destruction of newly developed eggs on a continuous basis.
Traditional recipes
On the other hand, there are a number of traditional home recipes that can be used in the fight against these insects, including the recipe mayonnaise and vinegar, or the recipe for tea tree oil. Mayonnaise works to kill lice suffocating, and vinegar works to dissolve the glue that helps the insect and its small eggs to stick to hair. After finishing the killing of adult insects in the hair and to get rid of the problem of lice, it is important to wash all the clothes and cotton fabrics used by the patient and keep them clean for a period of time, lest infection spread among members of one house and become more difficult to address.
How to get rid of lice eggs
There are many methods that can be used to get rid of the eggs of lice insects, which stabilizes the hair growth in different parts of the body. In general, it is recommended to use any type of treatment twice, the second time comes after a period of seven to nine days of the first, and the goal is to ensure the elimination of eggs that remained after the death of adult insects, which may be frozen after the end of the first treatment and death Other insects.
pharmaceutical
There are various ways to eradicate lice, including medical drugs sold in pharmacies specially produced to kill lice, sold in the form of head shampoos used before bathing, and is not recommended to use more than one medical preparation at the same time to avoid any complications.
Hair dryers
Drying the hair with hot air is an effective way to eliminate lice eggs. It destroys most eggs because of high heat and dehydration. It also kills a large number of adult insects, but the use of it requires repeated use every few days to eliminate any new eggs.
Prevention of infection
After eliminating the lice on the scalp, there will be no need to take any other action. The lice that live away from the human body (eg clothes or parts of the house) can not survive long without a breadwinner, and die within a few days. Take all measures to avoid infection again. It is possible to wash clothes and boil hair accessories from combs and bedding in hot water, it will be sufficient to protect them.