Lice do not jump, hop or fly. People become infected by direct
contact from one persons head to another. Lice may move onto
hats, combs, helmets, hair ties and other surfaces, but must
return to a human head to survive within 24 hours. Head lice do
not live in carpets, sandpits or on animals. Not everybody will
itch so you must look for lice and eggs (nits). Adult head lice
are the size of tiny ants and range in colour from skin-tone to
dark brown. Head lice have claws on the end of each of their six
legs. These claws grasp the hair with such strength that it
makes the head lice difficult to dislodge. Nits are the eggs
laid by female lice and are the size and colour of a grain of
sugar. Heat generated by the body hatches eggs. Eggs are laid
very close to the scalp and stick like glue to the hair. They
hatch within 7 days. The earlier the lice are identified and
treated the less time there is for eggs to hatch. Head lice like
anybody with hair! Treatment and Prevention - Wet combing
technique - firstly apply c