Cases of head lice have been recently reported in the International Falls area schools. With children spending more time together indoors and in closer contact, the chance of spread exists. Doreen ...

Head lice are small ... Nymphs look like adult lice but are smaller in size than adult lice. Nymphs also remain attached to hair strands. Nymphs then mature and become adult lice, approximately ...

Head lice begin life as very small (about 0.5-millimeter-in-diameter) eggs called nits, which range in color from white to brown. Nits hatch into young lice called nymphs, which take seven to 10 ...

If you've got kids, you may have battled lice. Every year, an estimated six to 12 million children get head lice.

Head lice infestation is a fairly common problem ... Even after treatment, viable eggs may hatch and young nymphs emerge. Isopropyl myristate (IPM) and cyclomethicone D5 do not have an effect ...