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A member asked:

Found 3 nits-no live lice-1 wk. ago. been wet combing every 3 days, washed everything, will keep combing, saw nothing since. possible i got it early?

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Maybe/maybe not: Nits represent the deposits of mature lice.Lice go from the newly emerged to mature in 10 days. If you have nits, it could represent mature lice acquired recently or younger lice acquired much earlier.

Answered 9/10/2016

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