Infection with “head lice” can be easily transmitted from one person to another by being in close proximity, sharing items, especially personal items, or coming into contact with the head and hair.
How are lice transmitted?
Dr. Narong Aphikulvanich, Deputy Director-General of the Department of Medical Services and spokesman for the Department of Medical Services, said that head lice are contagious diseases that can occur in all genders and ages, but are most common in school girls aged 3-12 years worldwide. Especially in schools and shelters where children play and are in close contact with each other. Causing head lice to spread through hair, direct close contact. Or through sharing combs, hair dryers, hats, or pillows. The discovery of nits on the hair at the nape of the neck and behind the ears. Along with itchy scalp symptoms.
Some patients may not show any symptoms of itchy scalp, mostly redness, scaling, or nonspecific scratching. Some may present with a 2 mm red bumpy rash, low grade fever, or swollen lymph nodes in the neck.
The dangers of lice infestation
Complications of head lice infection include secondary bacterial infections and pustules on the scalp.
How to treat lice infestation
ทางเข้า ufabet, added that if eggs or lice are found on the hair, they can be seen with the naked eye or a microscope. New eggs that have not yet hatched will be brown, but if they have hatched, they will be white and clear. The discovery of lice on the hair confirms that there is still an infection.
Therefore, the guidelines for treating lice are as follows:
- Use a nit comb to comb out the lice and nits.
- Shaving the hair in the affected area may be considered in patients. With severe infection that is resistant to other treatments.
- Clean clothing, hats, towels, bed sheets and pillowcases by washing them in hot water and drying them on heat. For combs, wash them in hot water at 65 degrees Celsius or apply a lice-killing solution for 15 minutes.
- The main treatment is lice-killing medication. Topical lice-killing medication is applied to dry hair twice a week apart. Oral lice-killing medication is effective. But is not recommended for children weighing less than 15 kilograms, lactating women, and pregnant women.
To prevent spreading to others, avoid close contact and do not share things with each other, such as combs, hats, clothes, pillows, and mattresses.