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	<title>Healthy Considerations &#187; Head Lice</title>
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		<title>Understanding Head Lice</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2007 07:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nearly every parent encounters head lice in their child at one time or another. The main symptom is an itchy scalp. This is caused the saliva the louse leaves behind where he&#8217;s drawn blood. Sometimes these spots can get infected and cause a crusty, red appearance as well as swollen lymph glands. But the first clue is when you see your child constantly scratching behind the ears or at the neckline.
Head lice are about the size of a sesame seed and scurry around the head. They crawl. They do not hop, jump, or fly.  Because they move so fast, it can be hard to spot them without a strong light or magnifying glass. Live lice are usually gray or reddish brown.
Another sign of infestation are nits (lice eggs) attached to a strand of hair close to the head. The nits will be close to the scalp because they need ...]]></description>
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		<title>Head Lice</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Oct 2006 01:39:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Head lice are small, about the size of a sesame seed. They crawl &#8212; they do not hop, jump, or fly &#8212; and they&#8217;re fast.  Because they move so quickly, it&#8217;s difficult to spot them without a strong light or magnifying glass.  Lice are usually gray or reddish brown.  If they&#8217;re reddish brown they have recently fed on the host&#8217;s head.
The main symptom of head lice is an itchy scalp.  Itchy scalp is caused by the saliva left in the bite mark where the louse has drawn blood.  Sometimes these spots can get infected and cause a crusty, red appearance as well as swollen lymph glands.  If your child is constantly scratching behind the ears or at the neckline, it&#8217;s a good time to inspect for nits (lice eggs) and lice. The nits will be close to the scalp because they need heat to hatch and they need to feed ...]]></description>
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