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- Lice Medication
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- Lice Prevention
Lice parasitize on a person, eating his blood. A dangerous infection can get into the wounds from insect bites and combs. Pests prevent the child from sleeping, making him distracted and nervous. A memo for parents on the prevention of pediculosis contains a lot of useful information that will tell you how to cure and prevent an unpleasant disease.
Causes of head lice
The disease is especially common in children's groups. This is due to the fact that children are in close contact with other people and use other people's personal things. A little girl will normally exchange with a girlfriend a comb, a hairpin or a rim.
Interesting!
Boys get sick head lice less often. This is due to the fact that their hair is much shorter and they are less than girls exchanging combs or hats with each other.
A child can pick up lice in several places:
- in child care facilities;
- entertainment centers;
- while swimming in the lake or heading.
Parents are afraid that a son or daughter may become infected with animal lice. But these fears are groundless. Louse lives only on humans. She runs from a sick person to a healthy one. Insects emit the most during hot weather or the physical activity of their carrier.
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The instruction on pediculosis for students, which must be given at school, must contain information about the causes of lice infection. But it is necessary to talk about the disease not only in the school walls. Parents must explain to their child how lice are transmitted.
Lice treatment
The disease cannot go away on its own. Parasitic lice on the headwill increase their population since parasites breed swiftly. Lice bites provoke the occurrence of allergies, dermatitis, furunculosis. And that's not all, what is dangerous pediculosis. They tolerate a number of diseases, become the cause of the child's carelessness, the development of phobias.
The local pediatrician must prescribe a special treatment for the child. Most often, the following are prescribed for children lice preparations:
- funds Paranit;
- aerosol lavinal;
- Pediculene Ultra Lotion;
- Pedilin shampoo.
- Nyuda spray;
- Spray Pair Plus;
- cream nyx;
- shampoo Veda;
- Shampoo Higiya;
- Medifox.
They should be used in accordance with the instructions and after consulting a doctor. After all, pharmacy remedies for lice are poisonous and, if used improperly, can cause a burn or rash.
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Means kill only living individuals. Nits attached to the hair shaft remain alive. In a week, larvae will appear from them. Therefore, re-processing may be required.
How is the adjuvant used lice comb. The comb allows you to remove dead insects and their eggs from the hair. Combing nits and lice repeat at least four times a day for two weeks.
The instruction on pediculosis recommends processing locks before combing vinegar solution. The product dissolves the substance by which nits are attached to the head.
After combing, wash the comb with soap and rinse with boiling water.
What to do if a child has pediculosis
Parents should not hide the disease of the child. It is necessary to consult a doctor who will prescribe pediculosis treatment. The school nurse is required to examine the children in the classroom. If one child fell ill with lice, then several people in the team may be infected with lice.
A memo for the school about the causes of pediculosis, placed in the educational institution, will help children learn about the disease. You can invite a doctor to explain to students how to reduce the risk of getting lice.
Parents need to do the following:
- Change baby bedding.
- Inspect the hair of other family members.
- Treat soft toys and carpets with an anti-pediculant.
Clothing and bedding should be changed every day until his recovery. It is better to wash these things separately from others and using high temperatures to precisely destroy insects and their nits.
If bites are present on the body, then it is worth examining children's clothing. Cootie can settle in clothes and lay eggs in its seams.
With a strong infection with lice, the hair of the child is recommended to be cut short.
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Complete shaving of hair will instantly save the child from parasites. The head louse will not be able to live where she has nothing to grab.
Lice prophylaxis
Lice are considered as a disease of people who neglect the rules of hygiene. But even a clean child is not safe from infection. Parasites do not care which hair to live on - dirty or clean. After all, their main food is blood.
Prevention of pediculosis in children is as follows:
- Tell the children about the causes of head lice.
- Make sure the child changes underwear every day. Walk along the seams on the clothes with an iron.
- Inspect your hair once a week.
- Protect your child from contact with infected people.
Parents need to ensure that their sons are cut short and their daughters have a neat haircut.
In order to prevent the disease, you can comb out the hair with a special comb. It will remove insects from the hair. Lavender oil applied to the skin behind the ears will scare off the parasites. Apply lice prophylaxis follows before leaving home.
You should not panic if the child returned from the camp or educational institution with lice. Pharmacy drugs will quickly destroy insects. But do not forget about the prevention of pediculosis. The disease can be prevented if you do not contact with infected people, do not use other people's things and do not give your hairbrush or headgear for use.
