Lice: treatment of pediculosis by different methods

From this trouble no one is immune. Lice are usually found quite unexpectedly. They say that these insects more often settle on the hairline of a person who neglects the rules of hygiene or lives in unfavorable conditions. However, as it turns out in reality, lice can be "picked up" even while traveling in public transport, and you do not need to be untidy or sloppy. Let's understand what lice are, the treatment of which should not only be effective, but also harmless to humans. In addition, we learn whether it is possible to cope with them at home.

If your head starts to itch, it's worth seeing if somebody alive has settled on your hair. Lice are insects-parasites that feed on blood. There are several types of lice parasitizing the human body. Most often, people (especially children) have head lice. Treatment should be started as soon as possible, immediately after the discovery of parasites. The thing is that the louse reproduces very quickly and grows even faster. It takes about three weeks for an adult of a blood-sucking parasite to grow out of an egg. If the louse lives on the skin of a person, then the period of her life is just over a month. If she did not find a master and a place of dwelling, her life will last no more than a week.

What is dangerous louse

A louse exists at the expense of a person, his blood. With her proboscis she pierces the skin and sucks blood. At the time of the bite a person experiences severe itching, the head begins to itch. Bites of lice are not dangerous, they cause only general discomfort. But if you crush a louse on your head, and the wound from the comb gets liquid from her body, you can talk about the serious danger of contracting typhus. The disease manifests itself on day 3-4 after infection. The danger is also in the feces of lice. If they get into damaged skin areas, an allergic reaction may occur.

How to get rid of lice

In fact, getting rid of lice is difficult. The complexity is the fact that you need to drive not only the living insects, but also to remove the nits, which are very firmly attached to the roots of the hair. It should be noted that there are several ways to remove lice. Treatment for these parasites can be performed both in a hospital in an infectious hospital and at home.

Most often lice are found in children. Treatment of small patients is prescribed very cautiously, especially if the baby is allergic. Let's look at some of his options.

Option one - a haircut "under zero"

Yes, in the last century, probably, it was the only and most effective method of dealing with lice - especially if parasites are found in children's collective. Everyone was suffering. After all, he was cut to the ground not only infected by lice, but all those around him. The most unpleasant thing is that any extraneous person could guess about the infection. If a girl does not have long braids and wears a kerchief to cover her short haircut, it immediately became clear that this is a result of infection with lice.

Today, hair is cut in pediculosis only in extreme cases.

Option two - ointments and shampoos

Today in any pharmacy it is possible not only to buy an effective remedy for lice without problems, but also without shame and embarrassment to consult a pharmacist on all issues: how to overcome lice, treatment - what better to take, what the consequences of this or that remedy may be. There are ointments, shampoos, aerosols. They are applied to the hair and after a specified period of time washed off, and dead insects combed with a scallop with thick teeth.

Variant the third - national

In folk medicine, there are many methods that help to overcome lice. Treatment is, it should be noted, it is not always safe. For example, it is recommended to treat the scalp with kerosene and for a few hours to walk with such a fetid mask. Lice, of course, can not stand such a procedure - but the person himself can seriously suffer. After kerosene treatment, the hair is restored for a very long time, and burns and allergies may appear on the scalp.

Although the people have a safe method that allows you to overcome lice. Treatment is carried out with cranberry juice. Fresh, freshly squeezed juice, cranberries smear the scalp, after cover it with cellophane and wrap with a warm towel. However, this method will destroy only nits, for adults lice cranberry juice will not work.

Summarize. If you or your child got lice, do not panic. But you need to heal immediately. What method you choose, it's up to you. But remember about safety! Fight against lice should not cause damage to health.