Sentences with phrase «head lice infestation»

Several days later, your entire household is itching and scratching, and you're now the not - so - lucky host of a head lice infestation.

Head lice infestation can happen to anyone — and it does.

According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, children between the ages of 3 and 11 years account for six to 12 million cases of head lice infestations annually.

Head lice infestations not only result in terrible itching, they are also extremely hard to get rid of.

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After a grand total of 5 years of close, every day exposure to a gaggle of other kids (daycare and school), we have finally been hit with the dreaded head bug infestation, commonly known as lice.

A lice infestation is about as common as a cold, but trying to rid your life of them is even more of a head - scratcher than the disgusting bugs themselves.

Anyone can get head lice, but the most common victims of such infestations are children between the ages of three and ten.

The most widely used ingredient in heartworm medications is Ivermectin — an anti-parasitic substance that eradicates heartworms, scabies, head lice and other types of infestations.

• Sucking lice: With relatively small, narrow heads designed to pierce the skin and suck blood, sucking lice can cause anemia, with production loss in heavy infestations.

Your child may also be excused from attending school if they have an infectious or contagious illness or an infestation of head lice.