How Does a Head Lice Infestation Begin?

How Does a Head Lice Infestation Begin?

How Does a Head Lice Infestation Begin?

Note that the adult lice are of the size of sesame seeds. They can be dirty white, brown, or gray-black in color. It is due to this color that they easily blend in with the color of human hair, and it becomes difficult to spot them visually without any aid such as a magnifying lens.

Children aged 3-11 years have the highest risk of head lice infestation. This is mostly because children are likely to share grooming items, beddings, and several other items with family members. They are hugged so often that chances of inviting a head lice infestation increase manifold. As soon as the children arrive at school, they often throw their coats, hats, etc. in one pile! That is exactly how head lice outbreaks happen at schools. Children are also known to share various items including sports helmets, combs, brushes, etc. at school.

The total life cycle of the louse is around three weeks. Nits take around 7-10 days to hatch and you will need to break this cycle to prevent head lice infestation. Reproduction is a quick process for these nasty creatures. Once a louse is an adult, it can lay as much as six to eight eggs per day. During its life cycle of ten days, it will lay around sixty eggs in total, so within a period of 30 days or less, hundreds of lice infest an individual's hair.

Adult head lice lay their eggs close to the roots of the hair with glue like substance. It is due to this glue like substance that the removal of nits is a difficult process. You will need to use a special comb to get rid of them. Do not assume that a regular hair wash will remove the lice or their eggs. In fact, nits will stick better to clean hair after you wash them!

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