The pediculosis at the child can turn out to be consequence of close contact with other children whom he daily meets in kindergarten or at school. To avoid it, the child should tell about rules of use of personal belongings and headdresses.
It is wrong to consider a pediculosis a disease of the poor. Louses can appear on the head of the child who grows in successful family. The child's parents who noticed louses on the child's head immediately ask a question of origin of small parasites. It is often possible to hear the different reasons which, allegedly led to appearance of louses on the child's body. Parents begin to remember what blood type their child whether he bathed in reservoirs recently, whether had contact with homeless animals. There is even a version that insects could get on the child's hair, having got through an open window. A part from these guesses is right, but even knowing them, not always it turns out to define the origin reason on the head of the child of parasitic life.
Reasons of appearance of louses in the child
Infection with a pediculosis can comprehend any child, however in risk group there are children up to 11 years. During this period of life they are in the closest contact with each other, as becomes the bridge which is used blood-sicking for the movement. It is impossible to save the child from an opportunity to pick up a pediculosis. Louses can get over from one person on another at contact of the head with the head. In spite of the fact that these insects are deprived of an opportunity to fly or jump, it does not prevent them to get over on hair. Gardens and elementary grades of schools become dangerous places. To exclude close contacts between children there is no opportunity. Also the child's hair is able to watch parents a condition of head skin, performing regular inspection.
It is impossible to exclude, it is possible to warn
Use of others headdresses and things can act as the reason of appearance of louses. It is necessary to save the child from it. Others wardrobe can become too the place where the danger is concealed. There has to be at the child also the hairbrush as similar objects can become the temporary habitat of louses. It concerns hairpins and scrunchies. Campaigns to the pool can become the cause of louses as to them water is not terrible. In public transport, for example, in buses, the subway or trains, it is necessary to limit as much as possible contact of the child with other passengers and hand-rail. After visit of summer camps children often come back with surprises on the heads therefore it is worth performing inspection of a hairy part of the head after arrival of the child home. Every fifth child is comprehended by a pediculosis, it is very unpleasant, but it is possible to solve a problem in house conditions, it is important for prevention to observe also hygiene of the child.