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What are the differences between lice and nits?
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Nit=egg: nit is the egg of the louse (pleural=lice)
Answered 10/19/2018
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Lice & nits: A louse is a parasite that is about 1/8th of an inch long with 6 legs, a long body & a diamond shaped head. Lice is the plural for louse. 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.
Answered 10/19/2018
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