Head lice treatment for newborns and pregnant women requires safe remedies like olive oil or Cetaphil. Learn effective ways to remove lice eggs from hair and alleviate the itchy scalp caused by an infestation at home.
Lice, or pediculus humanus capitis, are wingless, parasitic insects that annually affect approximately 6 to 12 million U.S. children ages 3 to 11. Lice transmission occurs from direct contact with inanimate objects, such as a comb, brush, hat or scarf.
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Head lice, or pediculus humanus capitis, are tiny, wingless, parasitic insects that are common among school-age children between the ages of 3 to 12, according to Kids Health. Lice feed on blood from the scalp with a female adult louse capable of laying up to eight nits, or eggs, per day.
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