{"id":1214,"date":"2022-05-24T16:50:59","date_gmt":"2022-05-24T12:50:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gh.ge\/en\/disease\/lice\/"},"modified":"2022-05-24T16:50:59","modified_gmt":"2022-05-24T12:50:59","slug":"lice","status":"publish","type":"disease","link":"https:\/\/gh.ge\/en\/disease\/lice\/","title":{"rendered":"Lice"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>DEFINITION<\/h2>\n<p>Lice are tiny, wingless, parasitic insects that feed on your blood. Lice are easily spread &mdash; especially by schoolchildren &mdash; through close personal contact and by sharing belongings. <\/p>\n<p>Several types of lice exist: <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<ul>&#13;<\/p>\n<li><strong>Head lice<\/strong>. These lice develop on your scalp. They&#8217;re easiest to see at the nape of your neck and over your ears.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li><strong>Body lice<\/strong>. These lice live in clothing and on bedding and move onto your skin to feed. Body lice most often affect people who aren&#8217;t able to bathe or launder clothing regularly, such as homeless or transient individuals.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li><strong>Pubic lice<\/strong>. Commonly called crabs, these lice occur on the skin and hair of your pubic area and, less frequently, on coarse body hair, such as chest hair, eyebrows or eyelashes.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n<br \/>You or your child can have good personal hygiene habits and still get lice. Unless treated properly, this condition can become a recurring problem.<\/p>\n<h2>CAUSES<\/h2>\n<p>You can get lice by coming into contact with either lice or their eggs. Eggs hatch in about one week. Lice can&#8217;t fly or walk on the ground. They spread through: <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<ul>&#13;<\/p>\n<li><strong>Head-to-head or body-to-body contact<\/strong>. This may occur as children or family members play or interact closely.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li><strong>Proximity of stored belongings<\/strong>. Storing infested clothing in closets, in lockers or on side-by-side hooks at school, or storing personal items such as pillows, blankets, combs and stuffed toys in proximity at home can permit lice to spread.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li><strong>Items shared among friends or family members<\/strong>. These may include clothing, headphones, brushes, combs, hair decorations, towels, blankets, pillows and stuffed toys.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li><strong>Contact with contaminated furniture<\/strong>. Lying on a bed or sitting in overstuffed, cloth-covered furniture can spread them. Lice can live for one to two days off the body.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li><strong>Sexual contact<\/strong>. Pubic lice usually spread through sexual contact and most commonly affect adults. Pubic lice found on children may be a sign of sexual exposure or abuse.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/ul>\n<h2>SYMPTOMS<\/h2>\n<p>Signs and symptoms of lice include: <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<ul>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Intense itching.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Tickling feeling from movement of hair.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Lice on your scalp, body, clothing, or pubic or other body hair. Adult lice may be about the size of a sesame seed or slightly larger.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Lice eggs (nits) on hair shafts. Nits resemble tiny pussy willow buds. Nits can be mistaken for dandruff, but unlike dandruff, they can&#8217;t be easily brushed out of hair.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Small red bumps on the scalp, neck and shoulders.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>When to see a doctor<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>Usually you can get rid of lice by taking self-care steps that include using nonprescription shampoo that&#8217;s specifically formulated to kill lice. <\/p>\n<p>However, see your doctor if: <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<ul>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Nonprescription shampoo doesn&#8217;t kill the lice &mdash; your doctor can prescribe a stronger, prescription shampoo<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>You&#8217;re pregnant &mdash; don&#8217;t use any anti-lice shampoo until you talk to your doctor<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>You have any infected hives or skin abrasions from scratchin<\/li>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DEFINITION Lice are tiny, wingless, parasitic insects that feed on your blood. 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