Patient's Guide to lice

lice Content

lice Basics

• What Are lice?
• The lice Lifecycle
• How lice are Spread

Detecting lice

• Itching
• Live lice and lice Eggs
• Secondary Infections

Misdiagnosis of lice

• What Else Looks Like lice?

Treatment

• Louse Comb
• Anti-lice Insecticide
• Washing Clothing and Bedding

Treatment Problems & Failure

• Treatment Issues

lice Articles

• Head lice - The Facts: Tiny Ugly Creatures But Nothing To Be Afraid Of!
  
  The most common sign of head lice is persistent itching, especially around the ears. More damage may be done by scratching the scalp than from the lice themselves...
  
  
• Children and lice - Something Else to Bug You
  
  lice spread from one human host to another through direct contact or by way of a shared piece of clothing or personal item...
  
  
• Myths about Head lice
  
  Head lice infestations, i.e., Pediculosis humanus capitis, is common, occurs worldwide and affects people of all ages and socioeconomic groups...
  
  
• New treatment available for head lice
  
  lice -- it's not a subject that parents like to talk about, but when their child gets head lice, its usually straight to the doctor or pharmacist to find out what to do...