Lice
Is a type of insect, we find it common among school students, and prisoners and spread between these two categories in particular; because of the lack of personal hygiene that causes the infection of these harmful insects. The lice are a gray, or black, very small insect. Lice live on the scalp or under the armpit. Some of the scalp is absorbed by the scalp and the blood is absorbed from the person. And the proportion of girls with lice more than boys.
How does a child get lice?
- If a child has a second child, the child will have lice.
- Wear other clothes for a child with lice.
- The child sleeps the place of the child with the lice.
- Use the brush of a child with lice.
Symptoms of lice infestation
- The sensation of something inside the hair moves, and the child’s feeling disturbed.
- Itching is due to the presence of lice in the hair due to the bite of the scalp.
- As a result of continuous itching, ulcers are produced in the scalp due to this.
The search for lice eggs is easier because its movement is slow, it is elliptical, it is white or yellow, it is white, Be attached to the scalp, and look for it easier.
Disposal of lice
- Some mothers comb hair to get rid of lice. And some of the full hair shaving of the child to get rid of lice in the hair permanently. But the wolves, as we mentioned, remain attached to the scalp, and shaving the hair will not help us to get rid of it permanently.
- The mother resorts to rubbing the child’s hair with vinegar, alcohol, or putting Vaseline on the hair on the scalp. But that does not help solve the problem at its roots.
Treatment of lice in children
- Use lice medicine and buy this medicine from pharmacies, and when placed do not put any oils or creams on the hair, so as not to isolate the drug from lice. The medicine is placed on the hair for a day or two without washing the hair with water. After this period we comb hair, to remove and clean the hair of dead lice. And repeat this treatment two or three days to ensure that the head of the child is completely free of lice.
- Clean all clothes and home furnishings, and wash them with hot water for 20 minutes to make sure you kill them.