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Lice eggs are called nits. There are three kinds of lice known to feed on humans. The most common is head lice, but there are also lice that can live in the pubic region, and on the body. All three forms feed on human blood, and are easily spread from person to person through physical contact.

The greatest way to search for these eggs is to closely examine the scalp and hair of the potentially affected person. They will be attached to the scalp or the shaft of the hair and can be white to yellow in color, causing them to often be mistaken for dandruff.

If you locate nits on yourself or a friend or family member, there is no reason to panic! There are a variety of home remedies available for lice removal and also many commercially produced head lice treatments. If you are not comfortable using these treatments or remedies and only a few nits are visible, you can even first try just removing them manually.

The easiest home remedy for lice removal is to wash the hair with a regular shampoo and then comb through it using a nit comb. A common, though unproven, home remedy is to thoroughly coat the hair with a gooey or oily substance like olive oil or mayonnaise, then to bundle the hair up in a shower cap and leave it overnight. The going theory is that this suffocates the lice, however, it may be possible that the lice and nits are actually removed when attempting to rinse the substance out of the hair.

A number of head lice shampoos are available at your local pharmacy or drugstore. Questions regarding the use of these products should be directed to your pharmacist or physician. Additionally, the use of a nit comb is also recommended with these products, so be sure to pick one up while you can.

After someone in the family’s been diagnosed with lice, you don’t need to panic and clean/sterilize your entire house. All lice die within thirty six to forty right hours after being taken off the head, so as long as bedding and hair care products are cleaned, it should be okay. It won’t cause any harm to completely clean a house if it makes you feel better!

The most common types of lice is head lice. They like to attack humans by attaching their eggs, also called nits, to the head, body or pubic region. Most of the time, the process of lice removal can be very easy. Head lice treatments are available at drugstores; they include shampoos and nit combs, which should help in the removal process. But people came up with their own home remedies, for example, covering your hair in an oily substance and leaving it on over night covered in a towel. Whatever your remedy, lice generally die off after 36 to 48 hours of not being attached to the human body.

- norman horowitz

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