31 years
I found lice in my hair.i used the specific shampoo..how can I avoid being infected for another time.i didn't know from where I get this parasite, I wash every thing I touched in my house,
Aug 14, 2014
Head lice infestation, also called pediculosis, is spread most commonly by close person-to-person contact. Such contact can be common among children during play in the following places:
school,
home, and
elsewhere (e.g., sports activities, camp, playgrounds etc).
Transmission may occur by the following less common means:
Sharing items like clothing, hats, hair ribbons worn by an infested person;
Sharing infested combs, brushes or towels;
Lying on a bed, couch, pillow, carpet, or stuffed animal recently in contact with an infested person.
Dogs, cats, and other pets are not involved in the transmission of human lice.
Adult head lice infest the head and neck by attaching their eggs to the base of the hair shaft. They cannot hop or fly; they move by crawling.
Treatment for head lice is recommended for persons with an active infestation. Note that all household members and other close contacts should be checked; if any of them has an active infestation, they should be treated all at the same time. Some experts recommend prophylactic treatment in close contacts.
Pediculicides (medicines that kill lice) can have an ovicidal effect (kill eggs). For pediculicides that are only weakly ovicidal or not ovicidal, routine retreatment is recommended. For those that are more strongly ovicidal, retreatment is recommended only if live (crawling) lice are still seen several days after treatment. To have more guaranteed results, retreatment should occur after all eggs have hatched but before new eggs are produced.
When treating head lice, you should also follow these additional measures:
-bedding, clothing, and towels worn or used by the infested person in the 2-day period just prior to treatment initiation should be machine washed and dried using the hot water and hot air cycles, because lice and eggs are killed when exposed to temperatures >53.5°C for 5 minutes.
-Items that cannot be machine washed may be dry-cleaned or sealed in a plastic bag for 2 weeks.
-Items such as hatsand towels that come in contact with the hair of an infested person should not be shared.
-Vacuuming furniture and floors can remove an infested person's hairs that might have viable nits attached.
Tretament steps:
1. Before applying treatment, remove clothing to avoid getting them wet or stained during treatment, and cover your head well.
2. Apply lice medicine by following the instructions on the insert. If your daughter’s hair is very long (longer than shoulder length), a second bottle may be needed. Pay special attention to instructions on the label or in the box regarding the amount of amount the medication should remain on the hair and how it should be washed out. And remember: Do not use a combination shampoo/conditioner, or conditioner before using lice medicine. Do not re–wash the hair for 1–2 days after the lice medicine is removed.
3. Have the infested person put on clean clothing after treatment.
4. If a few live lice are still found 8–12 hours after treatment, but are moving more slowly than before, do not worry. The medicine may take longer to kill all the lice. Comb dead and any remaining live lice out of the hair using a fine–toothed nit comb.
5. If, after 8–12 hours of treatment, no dead lice are seen, and lice seem still active the medicine may not efficient and a different pediculicide may be necessary. Contact your doctor in this case.
6. After each treatment, check the hair and comb it to remove nits and lice every 2–3 days; this helps in decreasing self–reinfestation. Continue to check for 2–3 weeks to be sure all lice and nits are gone. Nit removal is not needed when treating with spinosad topical suspension.
7. Retreatment aims at killing any surviving hatched lice before they lay new eggs. With the use of some drugs, retreatment is recommended routinely about a week after the first treatment (7–9 days, depending on the drug); for other drugs, you only need to retreat if crawling lice are seen during this period. Retreatment with lindane shampoo is not recommended.
Head lice, once they fall off a person and cannot feed, die shortly after. You don't need to spend a lot of time on housecleaning activities. These steps are effective to avoid re–infestation by lice that have recently fallen off the hair or crawled onto clothing or furniture.
1. Machine wash and dry clothing, bed linens, and other items that the infested person wore or used during the 2 days before treatment using the hot water (60°C) laundry cycle and the high heat drying cycle. Clothing and items that are not washable can be dry–cleaned or sealed in a plastic bag and stored for 2 weeks.
2. Soak combs and brushes in hot water (at least 60°C) for 5–10 minutes.
3. Vacuum the floor and furniture, especially in areas where the infested person sat or lay. Remember that the risk of getting infested by a louse that has fallen onto a rug or carpet or furniture is very small because the lice die within a short time after falling oof the head (because they can no longer feed).
4. Do not use fumigant sprays; they can be toxic if inhaled or absorbed through the skin.
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