Lice in a child: how to prevent their appearance and further spread

Each of us knows that until he collides witha problem forehead in the forehead, it will not go deeper and learn about the causes of its occurrence. Therefore, it is not surprising that lice appear in a child can put parents at a dead end. And only then they begin to understand how this could happen.

The most interesting lice in children are the same as inadults, appear regardless of compliance with all the rules of hygiene or cleanliness and order in the house. So do not grumble at yourself. Lice in the child's head can appear in the kindergarten, in the school, in the camp, or when swimming in the river, after lying on the grass.

As soon as your child has lice, hebegins to scratch his head constantly, gets nervous, becomes more irritable, he can lose his appetite and torment insomnia. On the combed places, abscesses or furuncles may form. Therefore, it is advisable to check the child's head from time to time in order to see the appearance of nits - eggs of our malignant lice on time. Find them very easily, since they are oblong in shape and are attached directly to the base of the hair. Rinse with water or just scare them is impossible.

If your child brought home lice, it's worthfind the right approach to their treatment. We buy in the pharmacy a special product containing pyrethrin with piperonyl butoxide. The most important thing before applying is to read the instruction. It is best to treat lice in a child using special shampoos, and it is not recommended to use sprays, because when they are sprayed the baby inhales pesticides that are harmful to health.

In addition to the usual methods, there are folkfacilities. You can wash the child's head with tar or dust soap, it contains a high percentage of alkali. Alternatively, wash your hair with diluted vinegar, but remember that this solution kills lice, but does not kill their eggs.

Head lice: how to get rid of them

• Rule one: comb your hair with a special and clean scallop. Do this only with a bright lamp over a light sheet to see the fallen louse, if it is in the hair.
• Once lice are found in the child, treathair is a special remedy that can be purchased without a doctor's prescription at a pharmacy. Remember, you can use this method only if the problem has already occurred. And it's not necessary to do this to the whole family or to the whole class, as, in most cases, this leads to the fact that lice get used to the drug. Follow the instructions and consult the hospital or pharmacy staff. Women in the situation and children under two years of age can use such drugs only with the permission of a doctor.
• After the hair has been treated with the agent,it is necessary to constantly comb out them, in order to be convinced of the effectiveness of treatment. Doctors recommend repeating the procedure in one to two weeks, as the nits are quite resistant and may not die after the first treatment. You can get rid of them by applying a mixture of vinegar and water on your hair, and then comb it well with a scallop, which is also worth dousing in vinegar.
• Once you get rid of nits on your hair,start processing clothes and bed linen baby. Usually lice die within half an hour at a temperature of fifty degrees, and nits for one hour. So start washing. By the way, at a frost of fifty degrees lice perish for half an hour, and nits for four hours. Things that can not be washed or cold processed over them are worth simply vacuuming. Lice live for fifty hours without food.
• And most importantly, carefully follow the proceduregetting rid of the misfortune in order to prevent its re-emergence and further spread. Also, warn the kindergarten or school that lice have appeared in the child.