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  • Fact 1 - 'Lice' is the common name given to well over 3000 species of louse from the Phthiraptera order
  • Fact 2 - Head lice affect an estimated 12 million people in the United States each year
  • Fact 3 - Lice are wingless ectoparasitic (parasites that survive by dwelling and feeding on the exterior of another organism) insects that feed on skin, debris, blood and sebaceous secretions of another host
  • Fact 4 - Lice are very small insects with three pairs of legs. They cannot fly or jump and they are generally transported from one human host to another by direct contact or by sharing objects such as combs, brushes, bed sheets, hats/caps and clothing
  • Fact 5 - The color of a louse varies depending on age, sex and perhaps if they have just fed (on blood) or are pregnant however they generally range from translucent/light grey to dark grey/red/brown in color
  • Fact 6 - The size of lice can also differ depending on specie, age and sex, but body lice for example generally range between the size of a pinhead (1-2mm) up to a sesame seed (3mm)
  • Fact 7 - The lifecycle of lice has three stages and these are egg (or nit), nymph and adult
  • Fact 8 - Female lice can lay well over a hundred eggs/nits
  • Fact 9 - Lice can infect the puncture wounds of a feeding spot with infectious saliva whilst sucking blood
  • Fact 10 - The most common way to catch pubic lice is through close body contact, such as sexual intercourse. Other ways could be via kissing an infected person with lice in their beard or moustache (nonsexual contact)
  • Fact 11 - Lice eggs can range in colour, depending on if they are still carrying lice or if they are empty/dead
  • Fact 12 - Dandruff and dry flaky skin can sometimes be mistaken for lice eggs
  • Fact 13 - Lice eggs are so small; it may be difficult to see them unless you have very good eyesight.
  • Fact 14 - To check if the eggs are alive or not by pinching them with the finger tips – if they pop, then they are likely to have been alive
  • Fact 15 - Lice eggs take around 1-2 weeks to hatch which is why most lotions and creams are used in two stages
  • Fact 16 - Lice eggs are found in all types of hair – clean and dirty
  • Fact 17 - Body lice need to feed on blood to survive, so they must remain on the skin to a certain extent
  • Fact 18 - Lice on cats do not generally spread to humans (or dogs); however they will move from cat to cat/kitten (host-specific)
  • Fact 19 - Book lice do not bite, infest or feed off humans (which is good news), but they may contaminate food if left to do so and can cause mild skin irritation
  • Fact 20 - Mites and Lice are both common pests that affect us and our animals; however they are two completely different types of parasite

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