Head Lice Pictures
A Great Aid to Head Lice Identification
In terms of diagnosis it is very easy to get it wrong where head lice are concerned; head lice symptoms may be easy to identify, but it remains a fact that the characteristic itching may not occur until several weeks, even months, after the lice have moved their families in to stay. This is why knowing what head lice look like, and why keeping up with regular examinations is important, and it’s also why we should be very grateful that there are many excellent head lice pictures available for us to look at, some on the internet and many in books and other publications.
As a head louse is very small, it is important that we get hold of all the head lice information we can in order to understand what these tiny creatures are all about; they measure, in adult form, no more than a pinhead across and there are lice pictures showing them in enlarged form, but with a regular everyday object next to them – a coin for instance – to define the real size of the louse.
Such pictures are technical marvels, and we have the combined advances in digital photography and computer graphics to thank for that; a hundred years ago a picture of a head louse in a book on head lice treatment would most likely have been drawn by a very talented artist, using a microscope to view and creating a surprisingly beautiful depiction of what is a quite fascinating creature. These days the photographer is able to get an exceptional shot thanks to digital techniques, and the picture can be enhanced and enlarged on computer, and printed in extreme high resolution for the perusal of detail and form.
Head Lice Life Cycle
One of the best sequences to look at is a set of pictures showing the head lice life cycle; these are widely available and very interesting, and take you through all the stages from the nit – the egg – to the nymph or young louse, to the adult, a process that takes just two weeks from laying of the egg to adulthood; at that point the louse begins breeding again, hence we can understand why the population is prone to rapid expansion.
The digital age has given to us the ability to look at exceptional pictures of miniature creatures, and the head louse is one such, but it is the way that these pictures enable us to understand and recognize these tiny mites that is of the most benefit.
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Understanding Head Lice Problem
In understanding the problem of head lice it is necessary to dispel a few myths and misconceptions; one is that head lice cannot fly – they are wingless creatures as evidenced by the many head lice pictures available on the internet – and perhaps more important is to understand that head lice and head lice nits are two different things.
This is vital in treatment terms as getting rid of either requires a different approach; the head lice themselves, the adult walking creatures, are relatively easy to get rid of by using either one of the many insecticide lotions or shampoos, Malathion or Permethrin for instance, available in well known brand such as Ovide, or by using a natural method or lotion, many of which are rather bizarre and somewhat questionable. Nits, however, are absolutely microscopic and may avoid being eliminated by even the strongest of insecticide treatments, meaning that while the lice have all been killed there are living, soon to hatch eggs remaining, and ready to start off a new colony in a matter of days.
Head Lice Nits Are Strongly Attached To Our Hair
One problem with head lice nits is that they are attached to our hair by what amounts to a very strong glue, and they are laid very close to the scalp making them difficult to find; wet combing the hair with a nit comb over a white sheet of paper may help to identify those that you do manage to dislodge – they will appear as tiny white specks – but this does not mean they have all been successfully removed.
A seemingly odd process may help to dislodge the nits from their strong holding, as bathing the head in vinegar has been shown to loosen the attachment to the hair, thanks to the acids present. Once done, and rinsed thoroughly, a further combing with a nit comb may result in a full clear out of all attendant nits.
As some may remain we need to keep a close eye on the patient over the next few days; nits hatch approximately one week after they are laid, and in as little as a further week the young head lice nymphs become breeding adults. This means you have a space of two weeks from the initial treatment over which close attention, and regular inspection, must be kept up in order to clear the head of any future or possible infestation. Nits are the biggest part of the problem, and the most difficult to spot, so such examinations are an integral part of any treatment regime.
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Head Lice Comb
The Head Lice Comb – essential tool
Treating head lice can seem like a complex and confusing routine as there are so many different prescribed methods, but one thing always figures in whatever regime you choose, be it washing or smothering, natural or insecticide, and that is the head lice comb, a very clever and extremely cheap item that is absolutely essential when eradication an infestation of head lice.
Head Lice Comb Is Designed Closely Coupled Teeth
The head lice comb came about thanks to the very nature of the louse itself – tiny, indeed microscopic, the head lice and head lice eggs, otherwise known as nits, are immune to being removed by a standard comb as they simply pass through the gaps between the teeth. The special head lice comb is designed with very closely coupled teeth and with a longer reach than normal, as it needs to get in to the scalp where the head lice lay the nits, right at the base of the hair follicles.
The aim is to snag any living, or dead, head lice and to try and do the same with the nits, although the diminutive size of these, and the way they are attached to the hairs with very strong natural glue, means this may be more difficult than at first believed.
As the nits are firmly attached to the hairs it is believed by some that loosening them is essential, and one method of doing this is to smother the hair in vinegar for the acidic content of the liquid will dissolve the adhesive and leave the eggs free of the hair. Naturally, this makes them easier to dislodge from the scalp by way of the head lice comb.
Many people choose to wash the hair with a naturally medicated or insecticide comprised shampoo for head lice, and this can have a great effect in killing the lice, yet combing through with the comb is still essential.
There is a second type of nit comb that has become available of late, and this is the electric louse comb; it works by administering an electric shock that is too small to be felt by us yet fatal for the louse, and is powered by a standard battery. These affordable and effective devices may signal the way forward in treating head lice, as the creatures are reported to be developing immunity to certain insecticides used to treat them as a rule.
Combs of this type, and traditional nit combs, are widely available these days, and are recommended for use with all treatments for head lice infestation. Treat head lice now!
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