The appearance of lice in a person is often a surprise to him. This ailment in medical practice was called "pediculosis" - the reasons for its occurrence, the measures of struggle and prevention must be known to everyone. The disease is transmitted as a result of close physical contact (including sexual transmission), as well as through personal hygiene items - the method depends on the species of the insect.
general information
This kind of parasite is not transmitted from animals - only from one to another person. There are three types of lice:
- head;
- clothes;
- pubic.
Most often, pediculosis is caused by one of the existing variants of organisms. But there were situations when on a body various kinds were observed - the mixed type of disease.
Symptoms and course of the disease
The main symptoms are a permanent itch in the bite of the parasite. In addition, there are grayish-blue small spots on the skin, redness and crusts from scratching. If such signs become noticeable - it is necessary to urgently begin treatment, otherwise the condition will become worse.
Specialists in analyzing the causes, measures of prevention and control of pediculosis, describe several variants of the course of the disease. Head lice "like" to settle on the temples and the back of the head - these are the places that are scratched the hardest. Appear reddening, and there are small larvae at the roots of the hair. A person usually combs the bite site, which greatly increases the risk of infection.
Clothes lice feed on the whole body of the patient. At the same time they live and reproduce in the folds of clothing. The parasites can be observed on the neck, back, waist, elbows and knee folds. There is itching and rashes. If you do not start treatment on time, the condition becomes complicated - the skin becomes inflamed, thicker, the shade changes to gray or brown, and the combed areas become covered with white scars.
Pubic lice choose a groin area as a habitat. In general, the parasite is transmitted sexually, and in some cases by means of household items. If on other parts of the body there is a dense scalp (abdomen, beard and others), the likelihood of lice entering them increases significantly. After a bite of this kind of an organism there is an itch, a small bluish-gray stain in the middle of which the point of penetration is looked through. Traces disappear two weeks after treatment.
Measures for prevention of pediculosis
To the disease is not struck again, the following recommendations should be observed:
- Do not directly contact a person who has pediculosis.
- Never use someone else's hairbrushes, hats, other headgear and personal belongings.
- If in a place where a person spends a certain time, someone has a disease, it is necessary to do a full body examination as soon as possible and take preventive measures.
- Usually, so that the disease does not spread, it is enough for each member of the family to wash the head and body with a special shampoo that can be purchased at each pharmacy.
Causes, prevention, control measures and folk remedies against pediculosis
The reasons for the appearance of the disease can be quite a lot. But prevention and treatment are always the same. To combat head lice, a special shampoo is used. After its application, the head is thoroughly dried, and dead parasites are removed from the hair. This is best done with a comb with small teeth. The procedure is repeated every week until complete recovery.
With ward and pubic lice, the lesions are cut and boric ointment is used. For the prevention of all clothing and bed linen is treated with a special solution and boiled.