What to do if your child is brought after the summer holidays - children's camps, villages or houses - lice? How to deal with head lice quickly and without any problems, because soon the school!
First of all, do not panic and do not dramatize the situation - today lice quickly and easily treated. Ashamed too, should not - anyone can catch! Contrary to popular belief, head lice - not disease"Unwashed heads." On the contrary - all the heads of lice chosen very neat, because it is easier to clean the hair attached.
As lice are transmitted
An important point: if the child is picked up lice have to overcome embarrassment and talk about what had happened to all with whom he recently contacted. This will help prevent the spread of lice and reinfection is your child. What else to take to an unpleasant situation is not repeated?
- There are many misconceptions about modes of transmission of lice. But actually jump these insects can not. It is impossible to get infected just by being in the same room with the carrier (or swimming with them in the same pool).
- Lice from animals is also not transmitted: a human parasites live only on humans!
- The main route of transmission - direct contact. This, for example, a situation where children sit side by side, head to head, buried in one smartphone.
- Thanks to the special hook-shaped claws lice is very cleverly and quickly moved through his hair - once, and the new "boss" found! In addition, they are easy to pick up by someone else raschesku, gum hair, hat or clothing.
Explain to your child that the comb - such as personal care, like a toothbrush, and do not share it.
23 centimeters - this distance can be overcome lice per minute. They move very quickly!
risk zone
Many children pick up pedikulez in public locker rooms. Including school. Until the beginning of the school year, teach the child right to hang garments.
- You must first turn the jacket or coat inside out and only after that to hang on a hook hanger. Lice is difficult to move on smooth surfaces, so the risk of transmission is reduced.
- If a family member has lice, you must treat everyone, even if there are no obvious signs of infection.
On hair coloring is not particularly necessary to count - the paint is really detrimental effect on the parasites, but that it will destroy them completely, there is no guarantee.
Lice in a child after the summer holidays: how to quickly bring uninvited guests / istockphoto.com
How to get rid of lice?
Modern tools allow you to quickly deal with head lice. If it is detected in a child, you must:
1. Treated hair. How can I apply protivopedikuleznoe means faster. Keep in mind that no matter what advertising promises, after the use of any drug should be combing procedure. So please comb with frequent teeth.
2. Wash bedding and clothing of the child. Process them by means of lice is not necessary. Enough normal washing. Parasites do not live longer than 48 hours on linen, pillows and clothes: they need to eat flakes of human skin.
3. Process all combs and brushes in the house. To do this, clean them by the hair and dip into the solution for disinfection. You can prepare yourself. For this you need vinegar, hydrogen peroxide and plain water - all in a ratio of 1: 1: 0.5.
Lice in a child after the summer holidays: how to quickly bring uninvited guests / istockphoto.com
Prevention of head lice
For prevention take a rule once every 7-10 days to inspect the child's head. Especially if the son or daughter suddenly became suspicious scratch herself. Especially carefully examine the temporal and occipital part of the head - a popular place for parasites.
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