Head-louse infestation

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    The clinical presentation of pediculosis capitis is not always direct and may easily go unobserved. History will include exposure to an infestation; however, this may frequently be unknown. Similarly, symptoms may not always be identifiable and can be attributed to other conditions. Finally, physical signs of living head lice are not always easy to identify. Suspicion of infestation should be immediate among contacts of individuals with current or recent pediculosis capitis, and should not be abandoned by the absence of symptoms until a thorough assessment is completed. Symptoms Pediculosis capitis may frequently go undetected as many individuals have no symptoms. The typical symptom is pruritus from a delayed hypersensitivity reaction to the saliva of the head lice. An initial infestation may take four to six weeks to develop and subsequent infestations may take as little as 48 hours (Yetman, 2014). Almost half of the population never has a response (Glasziou, et al., 2013). Others have pruritus so intense it keeps them up at night and disturbs the quality of their sleep. Some individuals only experience their scalp tickling or feel that something…

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    Set Your Head Lice Removal Appointment Today If you learn that someone in your family has head lice, you might not be sure how to handle it if this is the first time it's happened. As a parent in the Reading, Pennsylvania area, you should know about our lice removal service at Lice Lifters of Lancaster. We have experience at handling this problem safely and effectively for families just like yours. To find out more about our lice clinic or to set up an appointment with us, please fill out the…

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    Set Your Head Lice Removal Appointment Today At Lice Lifters Florida, we have the head lice removal techniques and products that are proven safe and effective at getting rid of this problem for your family. If you're in Palm Beach County, our lice salon is conveniently located for you. Please fill out the contact form, and we'll set up an appointment for you to come in at your earliest convenience. We'll get this problem handled for you in a single visit using our treatment process that's so…

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    pubis, also known as pubic lice or crab louse, is an ectoparasite, which is strictly host specific to humans. Pubic lice have three stages: egg, nymph, and adult (CDC, 2017). Pubic lice targets coarse hair at its base and normally remain on its host until it is removed, controlled, or treated. Initially, the female will lay two to three eggs, also known as nits, over the course of twenty-four hours (CDC, 2017). The nits have a whitish in color and have an oval-like structure, with an incubation…

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    Is there really such a thing as super or mutant lice? In 25 states and counting, there has been a highly drug resistant strain of head lice known as the Super Pediculus humanus capitis. Also known as the head louse, it infects six to twelve million people each year (Lice vs Super Lice, n.d.). This is tiny, vampire like parasites that sucks the blood from its victims. Even though they are being called super or mutant by the media as a scare tactic, these lice are actually just regular lice.…

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    Set Your Head Lice Removal Appointment Today If any members of your family have head lice, you want to get it taken care of as quickly and effectively as possible. This means avoiding any home remedies or over-the-counter products that are ineffective and time consuming. For fast, effective lice treatment, you should contact a lice removal salon. At Lice Lifters of Mercer County, we provide the lice removal process that gets your family in the Ewing Township area lice free in a single visit.…

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    1) To perform a cellophane tape test for lice you can use cellophane or regular tape. First, (after putting gloves on) you place the tape on the skin and hair so that the sticky part of the tape can collect any visible or non-visible parasites. Try to pick up visible, abnormal particles present from the skin or hair. Collecting the whole hair shaft is useful to see if the lice have infested themselves deeper in into the skin. Once you have obtained the hair sample, place it on a slide with…

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    The smell of dead fish and fried dumplings engulfed my nostrils as I ventured off into a foreign territory. I was then immediately bombarded with musty, humid air and noticeably large advertisements hanging above my head, all written in Chinese. Then, as I was walking with my head towards the sky, taking in my surroundings, I was abruptly stopped by a man, whom was slender and of Asian descent. He shoved a catalogue, that had listings of different counterfeit purses, into my hands and motioned…

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    I woke up one morning to receive a briefing on that day’s mission. The mission happens to be that we were going out for a mosque listening. Upon completion of the brief I went back to my rack, and I started doing my own planning. Going through everything in my head, what building do we take? What’s my specific job? Do we have our supplies? Am I going to make it back to base tonight? A few hours went by and the time had come to mount up in the gun trucks and go out for our mission. I jump in my…

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