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The 7 most common mistakes parents make when faced with a lice infestation in children

The 7 most common mistakes parents make when faced with a lice infestation in children


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How is it possible that today, with all the information we have regarding the elimination of lice and with all the pediculicide products so close at hand, there is a rebound in infestation of these annoying vermin.

The answer is that we continue to make mistakes when trying to kill lice and nits. These are the most common mistakes made by parents when faced with a lice infestation in children.

1- Do not follow the treatment until the end: the way to apply the treatment is based on the louse cycle. When a louse lays its eggs, they hatch after 7 days and will give rise to the nit that reaches its adult stage in 10 days. Take a good look when reading the leaflet of the anti-lice treatments, for it to work correctly, an application of shampoo or lotion is not enough and that's it. It is necessary to repeat the treatment after 7 days to be really active. This is because with the first application the lice and eggs die, except those that were laid just before the treatment. These will be removed with the second application. Some treatments even insist on a third application.

2- Do not finish off the treatment with the flusher: According to some statistics, it would not be necessary to have to apply a second dose of treatment if we parents insisted on cleaning our children's heads well of lice and nits. And it is that the latter are more difficult to eliminate, it takes perseverance, perseverance and dedicating a long time every day for several days to end everything.

3- Do not go through the toilet regularly even if the child does not have lice: The first time my children had lice, I took them to a clinic to see how they eliminated these bugs and they gave me guidance. They explained to me that one of the biggest mistakes we make is not checking heads weekly, despite no infestation. If all parents took time a week to go through the den, the detection of lice would be early and the infestation much less.

4- Apply the anti-lice shampoo in children who do not have them "just in case": not only is it useless, applying a lice treatment to a child who does not have them, but we are also applying chemical products to a head that does not need it. The effectiveness is nil.

5- Do not clean clothes and the house: When exhausted, we leave our children's heads free of all lice, we think that we are done with it, however, we have only just begun. Cleaning all clothing and items that may have been in contact with the child is essential: pillow, bathrobe, rugs, armchairs, combs, towels ... It is recommended to wash all clothing at a temperature of 50-60ยบ, cleaning the hair utensils and vacuuming chairs, mattresses, carpets or other items. And the thing is, lice, although they neither jump nor fly, run at breakneck speed and can be on the child's bed, have fallen on their clothes or be scattered on the floor if the child was playing there.

6- Use an inappropriate treatment to which the louse is resistant: some treatments have the same effect as watering the hair, the louse will continue to happily feed and breed on the child's head. If you apply a treatment and immediately after passing the nitrile, you see that the lice are still alive, you should consult your pharmacy and buy another that is effective for you.

7- Do not notify the school and those who have had contact with the child: In many cases, parents keep silent to avoid the social exclusion of their child or the mockery of peers who, although it may seem unheard of, still exist and it is precisely many parents who alert their children to or join the one who had lice. I prefer, rather than notify in the WhatsApp group of mothers, to alert the teacher, so that the school distributes circulars that warn the parents that there are cases of pediculosis and thus avoid the marginalization of the child. Silence, it will only make the person who caught lice because your child transmitted them to him, can pass them on again, with which you would have to start the whole process of eradicating the lice. An exhausting and agonizing process due to the disgust and itchiness that it causes just thinking that we have bugs in our heads.

In recent years, lice have developed incredible resistance to all the common drugs that we usually use. I have talked to desperate mothers and fathers who had tried different brands and had to change it from time to time because it ended up being ineffective.

This resistance to anti-lice shampoos and lotions is due to the genetic mutations that lice undergo to adapt and resist chemicals.

Anti-lice products work by paralyzing the lice by hyperstimulating their nervous system. These treatments are usually composed of:

- Permethrins and pyrethrins: The latter are the safest although they tend to generate resistance to lice.

- Lindano: today it is practically obsolete due to its high toxicity and low effectiveness.

- Malathion: it is considered highly effective and safe in the concentrations in which they are used.

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