What does lice look like"
If your child?s scalp is a little itchier than usual or you?ve received the dreaded lice notification from school or daycare, it?s time to check your kid?s head for lice and nits. But what does lice look like" For first-time and experienced checkers alike, it can be tough to know exactly what you?re looking for. We talked with Anne-Marie Faulkner, a retired registered nurse and teacher who works at a lice removal service in Ottawa. She estimates that she has dealt with more than 4,000 cases of lice over the years.
What do nits look like"
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Nits, or lice eggs, are found on individual hairs, stuck very firmly on one side of the hair rather than encircling the strand.?Live eggs are dark brown or grey and positioned about two or three millimetres from the scalp,? says Faulkner. Empty eggshells that have hatched are oval in shape (about the size of a sesame seed) and tend to be tan or light yellow. ?You may also see what look like tiny grains of sand, which are the poop from the bugs themselves,? says Faulkner. ?They?re dark brown in colour, polka-dotted on the scalp.? What does lice look like"
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