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Synonyms for louse

a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect

any of several small insects especially aphids that feed by sucking the juices from plants

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For some infected children, lice irritation is mild; for others, a more bothersome rash could develop.
Lice Troopers is an All-Natural, guaranteed Head Lice Removal Service [TM] that manually removes head lice safely and discreetly, in a private salon setting or a chosen location.
* In the U.S., there are 6 million to 12 million infestations of head lice among children ages 3 to 11 annually.
Lice quickly multiply and can cause itching and inflammation of the scalp, said, adding, in severe cases, infections can be
Nevada's Washoe County School District adopted a "lice allowed" policy more than six years ago, based on recommendations by the American Academy of Pediatrics, the National Association of School Nurses and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention noted that missing school due to lice is harmful to children academically, socially and emotionally--and that lice do not pose a public health threat.
"The main issue around lice is some parents don't check their children's heads often enough, so the small risk of head louse transmission magnifies because infestations aren't identified early enough and therefore have a chance to spread throughout a social group.
"From common lice to super lice, Lice-Nil effectively eliminates both louse and nit, in just one 20-minute treatment."
"In the last few years many people in America have had lice that don't respond to conventional insecticides.
Researchers at Peyton Manning Children's Hospital, in Indianapolis, say 98 per cent of lice in at least 42 states have developed a resistance.
There are chemical shampoos you can purchase at your local pharmacy that will destroy the lice. Apply the product as directed, and comb out dead lice over the next few days using a fine-toothed "nit comb" (some shampoos come with these--otherwise, buy one at the pharmacy).
This oil-based formula enhances hair texture and spreads evenly on the hair when applied, say company officials, adding that Lice-Nil's special ingredients cover and penetrate lice's hard shells and also destroy nits.
Parents begin to wonder: How did my child get head lice? Will it spread to the rest of my family?
Because of the emergence of pesticide-resistant head lice (P humanus capitis) (3), lice continue to be part of the human landscape.
The first and hopefully only time my daughter, then I, contacted lice, or pediculosis, I was mortified and threw a lot of blame around.
HEAD lice are tiny insects that live on the head and in the hair.