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What is a head lice?

Last Updated January 30, 2019

What is the head lice?

Every year, there are many consultations about head lice that lay eggs on the hair.
Adult head lice live between their hair, suck blood, and give it itching. The damage is only itchy, and there are no cases of transmission of infectious diseases.
It is especially popular among nursery schools, kindergartens and elementary school student in the lower grades of elementary school.

Why are you going down?

Small children play with each other, so their heads touch each other and lices move on. In addition, you can borrow and borrow hats and brushes, or transfer them through shared lockers.

How to find head lice

Be careful if you scratch your head, especially the back and around the back of your ears. Adults are moving around and are difficult to find, so check for eggs adhere to your hair. Do you have a small white stuff on your hair? However, the thing that moves easily when you pull it with your fingertips is not an egg but a hair cast (dandruff). Eggs are firmly attached to the hair.

Method of extermination

A dedicated exterminants are available on the market. There are powder and shampoo types, so choose the one that is easy to use.
Eggs do not work on eggs, so use them once a day and once every three days (every two days), three or four times.
Wash pillowcases and sheets and sheets.

The life of the head lice

Head lice life cycle eggs hatch in about 7 days, and larvae become adults in about 10 days.
Life Cycle of head lice

It sucks blood from the time of the larvae. Adults lay five to eight eggs a day and survive for about a month.



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It doesn't matter if your lifestyle is clean or dirty. Even if you find head lice, you don't have to panic because you can use the medicine properly, you can get rid of it in about 10 days.
Adults must be careful not to hurt the child's heart or bullied with false images such as "because they are filthy" or "sloppy."

For inquiries to this page

Kanazawa Ward Health and Welfare Center Health Sanitation Division Environmental Sanitation Section

Phone: 045-788-7873、045-788-7874

Phone: 045-788-7873、045-788-7874

Fax: 045-784-4600

Email address: kz-eisei@city.yokohama.jp

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