1. Is It Head Lice?

2. What You’ll Learn Today
What are head lice?
Where do head lice come from?
How do I know I have head lice?
How do I remove head lice?
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3. What Are Head Lice? Head lice are bugs that feed on humans.
They live on your head.
A single head lice is called a louse.
Clouse
the louse

4. What Are Head Lice? They are really small like a sesame seed.
They are colored like your hair.
They are hard to see.

5. What Are Head Lice? A louse (adult) lays eggs called nits.
Nits are glued to your hair.
Nit-Wit

6. What Are Head Lice? Nits hatch in 7 to 10 days.
Nymphs (baby louse) can grow up into an adult in 9 to 12 days.
The adult louse lays nits, and the cycle continues.
Nymph

7. Where Do Head Lice Come From?
Head lice have been around a long time.
They move from head-to-head through contact.
They crawl fast but don’t jump, hop or fly.

8. Where Do Head Lice Come From?
You do NOT get head lice from:
Being dirty
A dirty house
A dog or cat

9. How do I know I have Head Lice?
Head lice can cause your head to itch.
Head lice can be seen in your hair.
The school nurse or a doctor can confirm if you have head lice.

10. How Do I Remove Head Lice?
Your parent can help you remove head lice by treating and combing your hair.
Your parent should talk with a health care provider about product options they can use to treat the head lice.

11. How Do I Remove Head Lice?
Your parent should comb your hair very carefully to remove the head lice and nits.
It may be boring and may hurt a little bit but it will take time to find and remove them all.
If a nit hatches, it could make more head lice.

12. How Do I Remove Head Lice?
When you think the head lice are gone, your school nurse will re-check your head to see if you can go back to class.

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