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Head Lice: What They Are and How to Get Rid of Them

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Head lice are small wingless biting insects. They live on, breed in and feed on the human scalp. An adult louse can range from a whitish-brown to reddish-brown colour and is about 2 to 4 millimetres in length.

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If you’ve ever had head lice, you’ll know that they aren’t easy to get rid of. It may not come as a surprise, then, that they’ve managed to exist for millions of years - head lice were even around long before human evolution.

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Shayne Power
03 Mar 2020
Well organised and well document review of the subject. Which is excellent for a "4 minute" CPD program.
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Kathlyn Rogerson
01 Jan 2021
It is always good to have good information on highly contagious communicable health issues such as lice, and to keep up to date with any new information just as this article provided for me. It was easy to follow and the information will be easy to communicate to patients for education purposes
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SHARON HALL
15 Mar 2023
Very usefull
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Siemone mitchell
12 May 2022
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Good
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Kuldeep Kaur
09 Mar 2020
Helpful
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Gail Hart
01 Jan 2021
Interesting, brief update on lice & nits, covering definitions, life-line of lice, contemporary treatments and practices to minimize the trauma and damages caused by such a small creature..
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Maggie Sullivan
23 Apr 2023
Made me itchy
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Rita Hawzi
16 Mar 2023
Excellent
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jane prezma
22 Mar 2023
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clear information on detection and treatment
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Penelope Peach
20 Jan 2023
Informative
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