Some Obscurish facts
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Head lice are harmless and there is little evidence that cleaning clothing and bedding with insecticide is a useful enterprise, a US report says today (06/06/03). Research clearly shows that lice seen on pillows, hats or furniture are 'dead, sick or elderly' and can extremely seldom infect another person. Treatment should not be started for nits unless live lice are found on the head, the specialists say. The report also found that itching only occurs in a minority of cases and most children have no symptoms.
Head lice are harmless and there is little evidence that cleaning clothing and bedding with insecticide is a useful enterprise, a US report says today (06/06/03). Research clearly shows that lice seen on pillows, hats or furniture are 'dead, sick or elderly' and can extremely seldom infect another person. Treatment should not be started for nits unless live lice are found on the head, the specialists say. The report also found that itching only occurs in a minority of cases and most children have no symptoms.