The battle against head lice
According to the Ministry of Education and Science this year is expected to more than half a million school children can be affected by lice, or what we commonly call “catch lice.” This type of infection, contrary to what one thinks, is not related to the lack of personal hygiene but on the contrary, these insects prefer clean hair and especially those of girls and women. Although there may be itchy if Pediculus humans because they only produce itching in 50% of cases
Improved implementation according to the World Health Organization is permethrin, using wire brush to remove the nits and eggs by passing the hair strand by strand for 20 minutes.
Once the lice are gone should prevent its recurrence, boiling hats and headbands for at least 10 minutes, wash clothes where they could be accommodated and even stuffed animals or objects to keep the same texture in bags up to two weeks after his disappearance.
It is very important to stress the need not manage to prevent louse products they do not have this preventive effect and only increase the resistance, the best preventive measure is thorough and frequent inspection of children’s hair when they are in school term so we can start treatment as there is an infestation. You have to brush your hair with the nit. The drugs are more effective against adult forms of eggs for none (or permethrin 1% to 2% or 1% malathion or lindane to 0.5% are common biocides) has 100% ovicidal activity. To remove any nits fertilized treatment must be repeated at 7-10 days.
Permethrin 1% think it is often the treatment of choice in the form of lotion or cream because its activity persists two weeks but has cross-resistance to other pyrethroids (pyrethrin-like substances, a natural compound insecticide. Pyrethroids are developed synthetic pesticides to control pest insect populations)
Here also the home remedies are worth a lifetime, rinse the hair with vinegar diluted with water in 1:2 ratio
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