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2. Health Tip: Detecting Head Lice - US News and World Report
Carefully inspect the scalp and hair
4. Schools are struggling with how to handle lice - US News and World Report
Two weeks ago, parents of 26 children at Candler Elementary in North Carolina got the dreaded call: Lice! Come get your child, and keep him home until every last egg, or nit, is gone. At Chabot Elementary School in Oakland, Calif., meanwhile, even c...
5. Head lice  (Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
Head lice are tiny insects that live on the scalp. They can be spread by close contact with other people. These lice only live in hair and occasionally eyebrows and eyelashes. See also: Body lice; Pubic lice. • Reviewer: Neil K. Kaneshiro, MD, MHA, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
6. Head Lice  (Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
Parasitic insects that live on hair. Infestation with head lice, also called pediculosis, is a common occurence in schools and day care centers. Head lice are parasitic insects that live on hair. The adults feed on blood from the scalp, causing inte...• Author: A. Woodward

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7. Head Lice -- The Cleveland Clinic
Infestation with head lice is also called pediculosis. Head lice infestation is common, affecting 6 million to 12 million people each year. Head lice spread by direct head to head contact and by sharing items including combs, brushes, scarves and...
http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/3000/3094.asp?index=10824
8. Pediculosis -- MedicineNet
Pediculosis definition - Medical Dictionary definitions of popular medical terms. medical dictionary A-Z List > Pediculosis. Online Medical Dictionary and glossary with medical definitions. online medical dictionary A-Z List.
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9. Pediculosis -- Information from Healthwise
A close visual examination for live lice or nits in the hair is usually all that is needed to diagnose an infestation of head lice. Head lice infestation (pediculosis) is common in preschool and elementary school age children.
http://www.everettclinic.com/kbase/topic/major/hw51114/descrip.htm
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