Most deadly childhood diseases such as mumps, measles, polio etc. have been cured by the medical researches undertaken in the past century and hardly anybody talks about it nowadays. However, ailments such as cold and head lice infestation have not been defeated.

The human louse, a small bug that lives on human blood, causes head lice. Similar in nature to bugs that infect animals like fleas and ticks, the louse can live only on humans and is only able to hang on to places with hair, thus we see lice on humans most commonly as pubic lice and head lice.

The behavior of children, rather than how clean or dirty they are, is one of the reasons they are so susceptible to lice. Sharing toys and hats, where lice can temporarily shelter, is common for children. Once the item comes into contact with hair, the lice move onto the hair of their new host. Also, the high density of children at schools for example, means an increase in opportunities for direct transmission of lice. Adults usually receive much greater personal space in their day-to-day lives.

Lice is simple to get rid of and usually doesn’t cause much of a problem. There are many brands of shampoos made especially for the treatment of lice available at most pharmacies. The shampoos, with regular use, kill the lice and stop the eggs from hatching. In addition, using a fine-tooth comb when combing the hair removes the lice eggs.

Many insects that feed off of blood, such as mosquitoes, are known for being carriers of disease. Lice are different. While they do make your scalp itch, lice are not known to carry blood-born diseases. Lice pose virtually no threat when it comes to transmitting viral infections.

We are aware of the fact that itching caused by lice is a major annoyance. Therefore, we take many pains to rid ourselves free of lice. In creches and playschools, children are no longer allowed to lie down together on mats for a quick nap. Instead, they are encouraged to keep certain distance from each other while sleeping. Sometimes, they are made to take a nap with their heads on the desks. Parents advice their children not to share hats and other toys which can come in direct contact with their hair in order to avoid lice.

No matter what we do, head lice manage to infect children because we are not able to change the way they interact with each other. However, we can drastically reduce the chances of lice infestation with modern sanitation, regular hair cleaning and simple treatments. Head lice will cease to remain a nuisance if we take mighty efforts to eradicate them completely, the way we eradicated smallpox.

With all of the other medical advances of the past century, head lice and pubic lice are still with us. The human louse responsible for lice survives on human blood and lives in areas with hair. Lice transfers easily between people, even those with good hygiene, and although not dangerous, having lice is annoying. Children are at greater risk of getting lice because they have more close contact with other children while playing or sharing things like hats. When preventing lice fails, delousing or using a fine-tooth comb are methods used to get rid of lice, and these will just have to do it’s eradicated someday.

- jason ciment

Over the past 100 years, medical research has found a cure for almost all of the most dangerous childhood illnesses. Children no longer need die from measles, mumps or polio. However, some complaints still persist - the common cold and head lice are two still to be conquered.

Head lice is caused by the human louse is small parasite similar to other parasites such as fleas and ticks. The human louse lives only on human blood. It is able to stay in place by attaching to human hairs. The most common louse infection in humans is pubic lice and head lice.

Children are more prone to contract lice ,not because of hygene but their life style involves making physical contacts with other chidrre n, like sharing hats, toys and even sometimes combs. Lice transfer themselves to human hain on the first opportunity and that is how lice spreads. Children in schools are exposed to a bigger gathering than at home and this is another cause for the spread of lice among the children than in the adults. Once we know the possible causes, we can prevent the spread of lice and be free of tension.

Luckily, lice is easily treatable and is only a minor annoyance, much like the common cold. Many delousing shampoos are available at pharmacies. With regular application over a few days, the shampoos kill the lice and prevent the eggs from hatching, although an common, additional treatment is to comb the hair with a fine-tooth comb to remove lice eggs.

Lice do not cause any blood infection. In reality, unlike other blood sucking insects, lice are harmless to humans from a medical perspective. The irritating itch they cause is the only major annoyance. If we are somehow able to ignore that itching, there is hardly any harm caused by lice.

We are aware of the fact that itching caused by lice is a major annoyance. Therefore, we take many pains to rid ourselves free of lice. In creches and playschools, children are no longer allowed to lie down together on mats for a quick nap. Instead, they are encouraged to keep certain distance from each other while sleeping. Sometimes, they are made to take a nap with their heads on the desks. Parents advice their children not to share hats and other toys which can come in direct contact with their hair in order to avoid lice.

For as long as children remain in close contact with each other, head lice are likely to remain a common complaint. Even modern hygiene and regular washing will not remove the lice. As lice do not cause any major symptoms, most people are happy to make do with fairly simple treatment. If a major eradication program was undertaken, such as those carried out with smallpox and polio, head lice might one day disappear.

Medical researchers have controlled serious diseases but have not yet controlled common diseases like cold and head lice infestation. Human louse uses human blood for nutrition and is present in head or as pubic lice. Children are most easy prey because they acquire infestation from school and have almost no knowledge of personal hygiene. Treatment of lice is also very easy. It can be removed with shampoo. They are not infectious like mosquitoes. To control them support of parents is essential. It will keep on infesting till children remain in close contact and unless a major eradication program is undertaken.

- jason ciment