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Head Lice: Are You Scratching for Answers?

A resource for children about head lice, addressing myths, prevention, identification, and treatment. Learn how to look for and eliminate head lice effectively.

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Head Lice: Are You Scratching for Answers?

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  1. Head lice: Are you Scratching for Answers?A resource for children

  2. What are head lice? What do we know about head lice? Head lice are tiny egg laying insects. Photo: Professor Rick Speare

  3. Who gets head lice? • Only people do!

  4. A common myth about head lice: • Head lice can make you very sick • False! • They are in fact harmless and do not spread disease.

  5. Another common myth about head lice: • All children scratch when they have head lice • False • Less than half do

  6. True or false • Head lice can fly and jump from one head to another • False! • In fact head lice don’t jump but do crawl very fast. They spread by crawling from head to head.

  7. Where do they live? • Head lice only live on our heads.

  8. How do we get head lice? • Head lice crawl from one head to another when we have our heads very close to another person. • This could be: • Close friends • Classmates • Your brothers or sisters

  9. What do head lice look like? • Here’s a close up. Photo: Professor Rick Speare

  10. What is a nit? • It’s a head lice egg. It hatches after 7 days. Photo: Professor Rick Speare

  11. What do head lice do? • Head lice feed on our blood. • They cling to hair and swing from hair to hair like acrobats. Photo: Professor Rick Speare Head lice claw

  12. How can we avoid getting head lice? • Check your hair every week for head lice using conditioner and a head lice comb • If you have long hair tie it up during the day

  13. How do I look for head lice? • You will need: • White conditioner • A normal comb or brush • A head lice comb • Tissues • Help from a grown up • Comb the conditioner onto dry, brushed hair • Use the head lice comb to comb sections of hair • Wipe the conditioner onto a paper towel • Look for lice and eggs

  14. To get rid of lice you have to stop them breeding Life cycle of a head louse

  15. What should I do if I have head lice? • Tell your friends and your teacher • Check everyone’s hair in your family • Get rid of them by using a head lice comb and conditioner every 2nd day until you haven’t found any head lice for 10 days or by using a head lice treatment (retreat after 7 days) • You can go back to school after you’ve had a head lice treatment

  16. Need more information? • Have a look at these great websites • www.health.vic.gov.au/headlice • www.health.qld.gov.au/headlice

  17. Good luck and happy hunting!

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