Question 1

lice what does it look like?

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Lice shampoo!: Lice are small, ovoid insects that are visible to the naked eye.  They vary in color.  They can be curable, but it takes some work. See your doctor for diagnosis and proper medication. Your doctor will give you instructions how to use the medication, what to look for, and how to recheck to make sure the infestation is gone. Please see the link: www.Cdc.Gov/parasites/lice/head/treatment.Html.

Question 2

do lice look like an ants?

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No: Nits are louse eggs.  Nits can be white, yellow, tan to gray depending on if the nit has hatched, if it is dead or what stage of development it is in.   After hatching the shell may be wrinkled and yellow or white. Nits adhere to hairs, unlike dandruff. A person with head lice may have no symptoms. The most common symptom is itching. There may be a crawling or movement sensation on the scalp. A &gt;.

Question 3

what do the bites of body lice look like?

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Small red bumps: People infected with body lice usually have increased itching and rash under the arms, stomach area and groin.  But the rash can occur on any part of the body.  The rash is usually made up of small red bumps on a red base.  This can look different if you are scratching the bumps or they become infected.  The best place to look for body lice is on the clothing.

Question 4

what do body lice bites normally look like?

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Drops of blood in sk: Body lice are rare these days. They are large enough to see amd live inside clothing. I have not seen a case of body lice in over 30 years. These would be someone typically who lives in thesame clothes continuously and lives in a shelter or on the street. Delousing and destroying the clothes is required.

Question 5

i  know  what  lice  look  like  and   ive  had  them  before  so  how  can  you  contract lice  when  you don't  go  anywhere?

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Possible to get lice: You may not be going anywhere,but somebody might have  visited you who has lice,he might have used you comb or sat on your bed .Your symptom of itching and discharge may be due to some thing else.Your health care provide can examine suggest you accordingly

Question 6

what does lice look like and how do i get rid of it?

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Lice shampoo!: Lice are small, ovoid insects that are visible to the naked eye.  They vary in color.  They can be curable, but it takes some work. See your doctor for diagnosis and proper medication. Your doctor will give you instructions how to use the medication, what to look for, and how to recheck to make sure the infestation is gone. Please see the link: www.Cdc.Gov/parasites/lice/head/treatment.Html.

Question 7

what do bed bugs bites look like compared to lice ones?

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See below: Most insect which draw a blood meal though a bite will cause a local reaction with redness, swelling, warmth and itch.  It is often impossible to tell these apart, but bedbugs will often leave a straight line or repeat bites whereas other bugs like mosquitos, fleas, lice, etc. May look scattered.  Also, head lice bites would be located on the scalp and upper neck only as this is where the lice are.

Question 8

how do you know if you have crabs. do they look like head lice?

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See below: Crab lice look significantly different from head lice but your need a microscope to really see the differences other than general shape.  Crab lice are shorter, thicker and broader that head lice when using the nacked eye.  See your doc if you think you are affected.

Question 9

what does a body lice rash look like?

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Usually no rash: Body lice are very small bugs. They usually do not cause a rash.  They cling to the base of hairs and lay tiny white eggs on the shafts of the hairs.

Question 10

what does a head lice infestation look like?

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See below: The most characteristic feature is the presence of "nits" (lice eggs) attached to the hair shafts.  These are tiny specs that look like dandruff, but are glued on to the hair shaft and cannot be flicked off, although you can slide them off the hair shaft.  In more severe cases, adult lice, which look like tiny 1mm - 2mm diameter crabs are visible.

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