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by Namaste formerly future_health_educator on June 16th, 2008
What is the scientific name for head lice?
by Answerbag Staff on March 1st, 2011
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How can you tell if you've lice or not?
by Invidious on July 15th, 2011
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Will swimming in a chlorine pool kill lice?
by Answerbag Staff on July 20th, 2010
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What are the best kitchen products to use to get rid of head lice?
by A on November 14th, 2010
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Can animals get human lice?
by Answerbag Staff on July 8th, 2010
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You're reading My pediatician told me that once you treat a person for headlice with RID or NIX (both containing pesticides) the nit shells will still remain but they are empty shells - the eggs will not hatch. Can anyone confirm or deny this?
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I have found that the boxes retreat. I have been picking nits out of my childs head for a week now. The number continues to decrease dramatically but after a couple of days I thought hmmm lets take a look at this one under a microscope and whala it was a nit that was just an empty shell. It is because of that find that I am throwing the question out there to you all :)
thanks
by Anonymous on June 16th, 2008
Do what you think is best. But it has been experience that if a person does not get properly treated which includes treating and retreating all household members as well as washing linens, towels ect. in HOT water and sometimes even treating furnishing. BTW in the U.S. a school will not allow a child with nits to come to school even if they do not have any visible lice.
by Namaste formerly future_health_educator on June 16th, 2008