Question 1

can you get body lice from having head lice travel downwards?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Can spread to neck area and can rarely self inoculate. Treatment is same topical medications.

Question 2

can head lice or body lice live in your nose on your nose hair?

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Doubt: have not seen or heart that but may be other doctors know more

Question 3

could infested head lice lead get in your finger nails and lead to body lice please help!?

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No - they are : different species. 3 different species of lice can infect humans):
Body lice = Pediculus humanus humanus Head lice = Peidculus humanus capitis Pubic lice = Pthirus pubis.

Question 4

can you get lice (body lice, head lice, pubic lice) by trying on clothes, hats.... or by using a public toilet room?

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Germophobia: This is the same question as your others, this time about lice. Like warts, only by intimate contact with another person, not through clothing or contamined environment. Abnormal fear of contagion (germophobia) can be an early sign of serious mental health disability (see &quot;The Aviator&quot;, the biopic of Howard Hughes, for a good example). You might benefit from professional counseling about this.

Question 5

we moved into an infested apt. 8 yr's. ago.  we have scabies, head lice, body lice...i've tried everything and more.  my hair is long.  will hibiclens work?

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: It might. You need a thorough disinfection of your bedding mattress and all clothes. Also see tour MD for scabies.

Question 6

can head lice spread from your head to other hairy regions of your body?

Accepted Answer

No: The forelegs of lice are specifically designed for different body hair types.  Head lice are only able to cling to head hair.  Pubic lice specifically attach to pubic hair, but interestingly, can also attach to eyelashes.

Question 7

might head-lice survive on body hair?

Accepted Answer

Usually not: Unless the body hair is very thick and coarse (like head hair) there is not usually a concern that the lice will remain on the body.

Question 8

what to do if i have head lice. could they go to other parts of my body like my genital area?

Accepted Answer

Not likely: Head lice is almost always found on the head. Same cannot be said about body and pubic lice.

Question 9

hi i have been losing my hair on the sides of my head and very itchy and my hole body is itchy this all dates back 2 years ago after i got head lice for the first time. the itchy only comes and goes?

Accepted Answer

See dermatologist: This raises the question whether you indeed had head lice in the first place since one would not expect a head lice infestation to last this long. If you are losing your hair, one needs to consider an autoimmune process as well. Time to consult a dermatologist since you must be feeling miserable.

Question 10

if head lice are not gotten rid of, can they enter the body cavaties and cause death? i feel like i have head lice, however, i have been looked at by hair dresser, doctor and dermatologist, all who said they didn't see any.

Accepted Answer

I : I am glad you have been medically evaluated.  No, head lice can not enter body cavities and cause death.  They can cause irritation and sometimes skin infections.  I would urge you to see your doctor again for a re-evaluation.  It is re-assuring that none of your doctors or hair dressers have found head lice.

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Can you get body lice from having head lice travel downwards?

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Can head lice or body lice live in your nose on your nose hair?

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Could infested head lice lead get in your finger nails and lead to body lice please help!?

A member asked:

Can you get lice (body lice, head lice, pubic lice) by trying on clothes, hats.... or by using a public toilet room?

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We moved into an infested apt. 8 yr's. ago. we have scabies, head lice, body lice...i've tried everything and more. my hair is long. will hibiclens work?

A member asked:

Can head lice spread from your head to other hairy regions of your body?

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Might head-lice survive on body hair?

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What to do if i have head lice. could they go to other parts of my body like my genital area?

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Hi i have been losing my hair on the sides of my head and very itchy and my hole body is itchy this all dates back 2 years ago after i got head lice for the first time. the itchy only comes and goes?

A member asked:

If head lice are not gotten rid of, can they enter the body cavaties and cause death? i feel like i have head lice, however, i have been looked at by hair dresser, doctor and dermatologist, all who said they didn't see any.

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