Monthly Archives: October 2018

One of the most common parasitic infestations, the human head louse (pediculus humanus capitis) is a concern for school going children worldwide. Head lice don’t tend to differentiate between color, race, gender, nationality or even hygiene, and therefore are a problem

Do you know how in horror movies there’s always that one person who walks around the house asking, “Hello, is anyone in there?” They know that the serial killer or demon is lurking around in the shadows, waiting for an opportunity. And they

Pick one from these options: Dark chocolate or white chocolate Cupcakes or muffins Fountain pens or mechanical pencils Fries or chips It was probably really easy for you to choose. In fact, you most likely knew the answers when you looked

Summer’s over and the school season is in full swing! Unfortunately, this also means that the threat of hair lice has returned and is there to haunt you in the classroom. Almost 6 to 12 million children in the age bracket of

Head lice can be a nuisance, but the problem can be even more troublesome when other people in the house get it from a family member. To ensure your home remains lice-free at times like these, here is what you should

In a world of 7 billion people, we think to ourselves, what are the odds that I contract head lice? But when you receive a note saying that your child has head lice, thousands of questions come to your mind. They

Responsible for the generation of many sayings and expressions: such as “nitty-gritty,” “nitwit,” “nit-picking,” and “lousy,” lice have probably been known to man for a very long time. Tiny—about 2 to 4 millimeters in length—and virtually weightless (unless their bellies are filled with

Remember that one time Uncle Tom decided to spend a few days with your family? Now that wouldn’t have been a problem, except, you were on vacation. And your family of four had to squeeze into a small cabin to accommodate

Across the globe, somewhere between 6 to 12 million have hair that teems with the nasty little buggers that cause your head to itch. It’s well known that the head itches due to lice bites, which for a simple fact means that

Even though families vow to stick together in sickness and in health, sometimes these promises become too fragile to bear the social consequences of lice infestation. As lousy as it seems, the problem of head lice has grown to affect the

Crawling on your crown with a nonchalant stroll, the nits and nymphs have a life of their own that we—the source of their sustenance—are oblivious to. With an entire population of head lice nurturing on your head, it becomes a pressing

Schools have reopened, and you may be relieved to finally have a break… After all, no school for a few weeks must mean no lice, right? Wrong! The holiday season poses just as much of a threat for lice outbreaks as

Baby, it’s cold outside! It’s finally here! There’s a chill in the air and we’ve finally started pulling out those coats and jackets we packed away for summer. Temperatures have started dropping and there are fewer bugs to see everywhere! Surely,