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Pediculus Capitis
People of a certain age will undoubtedly be familiar with the legendary ‘Nitty Nora’, the once ubiquitous, but now defunct, nit nurse from their childhood. It was Nitty Nora’s regular school visits that usually struck fear into most children’s souls, terrified that she would discover head lice ensconced on their bonces. These pin-head sized grey-brown, wingless insects, live by sucking blood from the scalp, and leave their eggs (tiny white specks commonly known as nits), glued to the base of hairs. Head lice are transferred by close hair-to-hair contact, which makes them common in schoolchildren, particularly between the ages of 4 and 11. However, anyone with hair – child or adult – can catch them. Head lice cannot jump, swim or fly, so they’re not quite the all-action heroes we might think. However, contrary to popular belief, they have no preference whatsoever as to the cleanliness or style of a host’s hair.
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i hav nits but wat can i do to get rid ?
i hate i hav to keep checkin so help please x
hi
i'm 11 and i got loads of nits last year but i finally got rid of them all by my mum sectonnig my hair and picking them out.
but its left alot of eggs my mum once spent all night picked them out but i've still got loads left
have you got any technices
P>S luv the show its brill
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i myself being having nits at the age of 2o, ive heard people say adults cant get them, we can.
i never even knew i had them until i had an itch, scratched it then discovered a nit under my fingernail. i wash my hair everyday but nits like whatever style of hair. i used a nit shampoo and went through my hair every night for a week incase their was eggs. i find metal combs are best.
headlice my gils had them i found the best way to get rid off them was baby oil and comed there hair every day it worked for me
I have had nits for a long time now and ive tried many different ways to get rid of them i hate having them can you please give me a way to stop head lice please help!!!
hi. ive had head lice ever since i could remember when i was younger but im 17 nd i still cant get rid of them. ive tryed all the lotions nd they get rid of the dead lice but i cnt get rid of the eggs plz help me im so embarrised about it because my friends have seen them i no because they have been horrible about it somtimes soo plz can u help me!!
i have nits im 13 its so embarassing i shower daily wash my hair my mum goes through my hair with a nit comb i did find a really gd thing that works: headrine or something like that but its really my sisters falt i have em coz she gets em off her lil m8s and then gives em 2 me i cant even go get my hair cut its getting really bad now what can i do!?
im 14 going on 15 and ive had nits on and off since i started secondary school i do my hair all the time and they go then a couple of months on i get them back my friends dont seem to have them and i just feel so inscure about them i comb my hair everynight but i always get them back !
what can i do ?
a good remedie is to cover your hair in vegetablr oil,put on a bath cap,sleep in it , and wash off in the morning . it larthers up beautifuly.i found this off an internet site .they're very clever.
i av help use hair spray alot of it =] x
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