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Head lice (Pediculosis) from nit-nurse.com The human head louse (‘pediculus humanus capitis’) affects around 20 million people worldwide each year. A head louse infestation (‘pediculosis’) is not a sign of bad hygiene or poor parenting. It just means your child has had head-to-head contact with someone with head lice. 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.
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
meals.
The head louse lifecycle lasts approximately 30 days, during which the louse passes through three stages: First eggs ( the nit):
then after shedding their skin (moulting) three times, head lice nymphs become 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. |  |
The key to treating a lice infestation – and preventing re-infestation – is to break the lifecycle with a product that removes the eggs before they can hatch.
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