Prevention of lice in a child in kindergarten, school and at home

Hello! I have an amazing neighbor. She, apparently, just loves to make the same mistakes several times.

Well, for example, about three months ago, lice were discovered in her little daughter. They were safely disposed of, mother was given recommendations to avoid reinfection.

And what do you think? Last month, the situation repeated itself - again, the girl had lice. After looking at all this, I wanted to tell you in detail about the prevention of lice in a child. What points should be paid close attention. All the details are in the article below.

Treatment and prevention of pediculosis (lice) in children and adults

Lice are blood-sucking insects of gray color, up to 5 mm in size, which are the root cause of pediculosis, are able to parasitize on the body of an adult or child from 25-45 days, suck blood with a proboscis, and multiply very quickly.

They are dangerous because they suffer diseases: body lice cause epidemics of relapsing and rash typhus (shipborne or trench fever), Volyn fever - these infections enter the human body through scratching done with fingernails, as well as other bacteria from dirty hands and seriously complicate the treatment of pediculosis .

In addition, these parasites can provoke skin diseases such as eczema, dermatitis, furunculosis.

Every day, lice lay up to 10 eggs (nits) at the roots of the hair, larvae hatch within 7 days (standard incubation period), within 14 days the larva turns into a nymph and subsequently into a mature individual.

The nits are light and look like dandruff, but unlike it, they are firmly attached to the hair and are not washed off with water, since water cannot dissolve their sticky substance, they burst when pressed with fingers.

Types of disease

There are several varieties of the disease: headache, wardrobe and pubic lice - for each variety, excellent treatment and prevention measures are used, since in each case lice have certain characteristic differences in habits.

Body lice, also known as “linen”, live in the seams and folds of linen, bedding, do not leave nits on the hair, but cling to the villi of the tissue - they are prevented and treated by frequent changes of linen.

Pubic lice (ploshchits) settle in the inguinal region, directly on the pubis, in the area of ​​the perineum, genitals, scrotum, thighs, axillary hollows, can be found on the hair of eyebrows, eyelashes, in thick mustaches and beards - they are prevented and treated by shaving.

Infection factors

You can get lice in public transport on the way to work, the locker room, the gym, where things hang nearby on hooks, the gym, the bathhouse, the swimming pool, the maternity hospital, the hairdresser, and any public places with bodily contact with people and their things, especially in large close groups . It is easiest for children to get infected in a nursery, kindergartens, schools.

It is important to remember that when a child becomes infected with pediculosis, all family members can get sick, since lice are transmitted mainly from person to person, therefore, treatment of a group of people should be carried out simultaneously.

The most favorable conditions for the development of head lice are the unsanitary conditions that occur in wartime, during natural disasters, when people do not perform natural preventive measures - they rarely wash and change their clothes, which is why lice are common among disadvantaged segments of the population that are poorly watched.

However, these insects parasitize without problems on clean, not greasy heads and bodies with clean skin. Pediculosis is considered shameful, especially in a team of children, so many try to hide their infection, as a result of which they actively infect everyone around.

Clinical symptoms

Symptoms of lice infection are obvious - within 5 days after infection, an unusually severe itching occurs on the skin, insomnia, irritability may appear, rashes in the form of spots, pimples on the scalp, neck, pyoderma may develop - if an infection gets into the comb, pustules form, places where hair tangles and sticks together.

With a complication of lice, the lymph nodes swell behind the ears.

Treatment for lice can be carried out both at home and in specialized anti-pediculosis centers where the hair is combed according to the Shefferd method and insects are removed in one procedure, using natural remedies once.

Complications

Prevention and treatment of head lice at home

Combing out. The main mechanical method for both the prevention and treatment of pediculosis in children and adults is wet comb hair combing (AntiV) from root to tip, step by step along the strands using oil, special mousses, lotions, balms, conditioners or after applying chemical agents.

It is very difficult to comb out lice with long hair, tangles can occur, therefore they are cut to the smallest or maximum possible length, at the end of the procedure, the comb with which the parasites were combed is boiled, washed or soaked in alcohol.

In the process of removal, the parasites are brushed off onto a white sheet or towel. An experienced doctor with special tools can perform combing in 1 day. At home, the process can drag on for several days.

With a hairdryer, tongs. Bed linen and clothes of infected people are always washed, ironed at the seams with a hot iron, steamed, boiled - heat treatment helps to get rid of lice at any stage of their development.

The treatment of pediculosis should be timely, otherwise in 7-10 days the lice will have time to multiply significantly (they can lay up to 400 eggs for 45 days) and it will take a longer amount of time to get rid of them.

Using pharmacy medicines. Modern pharmaceutical preparations for lice and nits are made mainly on the basis of natural and artificial insecticides (pesticides) permethrin, phenotrin, malathion, as well as dimethicone, cyclomethicone silicones, and can be produced in the form of shampoo, lotion, cream, aerosol, and concentrated solution.

During treatment, these funds are applied to the hair with a temporary exposure clearly according to the instructions, washed off, and then combed out lice with a comb with frequent steel teeth.

Pharmacy products are made on the basis of chemical synthetically synthesized substances, on the basis of natural raw materials, as well as on the basis of plant extracts in the form of essential oils. Drugs can work against pediculosis in different ways: act only on lice or at the same time on lice and nits (if they have an ovicidal effect).

The active substances that are in their composition also have a different principle of action: they destroy the nervous system, the body of parasites from the inside, accumulating in the intestines, kill by suffocation or dehydration.

Children often have allergies to chemical and plant components, they also have a bad effect on women and the fetus during pregnancy and lactation, on people with skin diseases, so many drugs have age restrictions up to 2, or even 5 years.

Chemical agents for lice are generally toxic, therefore, they should be used for prophylaxis and treatment in well-ventilated rooms, in case of recurrence of pediculosis, apply no more than 3 times, protect hands with rubber gloves, in addition, they should not be allowed into the eyes, as well as vapors in Airways.

Popular drugs:

• Pedilin;
• Lauri;
• Knicks
• To here;
• Full Marx;
• Nittifor;
• Para plus;
• Spray pack;
• Benzyl benzoate.

Folk remedies. Folk methods of treatment and prevention of head lice are preferred by many parents, because they consider them the most convenient and safe for their child.

Herbal, alkaline and fatty products, such as a decoction of wormwood, pine needles, burdock, tansy, pomegranate juice with mint, mayonnaise, petroleum jelly, hellebore, ledum, fern, soap and birch tar soap are good for lice, and acid ones, such as Cranberry juice helps to destroy nits.

Hellebore, rosemary and ferns are very poisonous, if the broth is improperly concentrated, they can be very poisonous, and are contraindicated in children. Dust in dust soap is highly toxic and has not been used for a long time for parasite poisoning; it has been replaced by safer substances.

Vinegar, kerosene, and gasoline are radical substances that kill lice, soften the chitinous shell of nits with acids, but at high concentrations they can cause burns, dandruff, hair loss, and fires that may burn if the hair dryer is dried. Petroleum products, which are kerosene and gasoline, are very toxic compounds for the human body.

Dichlorvos as a universal insecticidal agent perfectly kills parasites, but as a highly toxic agent with a high concentration of phosphorus and carbonates is dangerous for the nervous system, it is easy to get severe poisoning, so it is contraindicated in the treatment of pediculosis.

Vodka, alcohol are used for a compress, they are impregnated with hair for several hours - this is enough to strangle a certain amount of lice. With the wrong concentration and duration of the compress, alcohol and its vapor lead to burns of the skin, respiratory tract.

The garlic is finely chopped and crushed, the resulting slurry is rubbed into the hair. Due to the causticity of garlic juice, skin burns can occur.

As a folk remedy, Charm varnish is actively used, based on liquid silicone. It successfully clogs insect spiracles, is effective against lice and nits, but only with repeated application.

Some in panic rush to use veterinary flea shampoos for animals - this is a hasty decision, since the substances in such shampoos can be dangerous to humans.

If the situation allows, in order to get rid of head lice and nits in one go, hair can be dyed with hydrogen peroxide dye. Thanks to its causticity, it will kill insects and their eggs, it remains only to comb out their corpses. Peroxide itself brightens hair, so spraying it will ruin its color.

Pediculosis treatment in children

Pediculosis spreads rapidly among children aged 4-11 years. The disease is transmitted in children's groups from child to child through close contact, for example, at the time of selfie photography, through personal belongings during games and fights.

If you do not perform a weekly combing out and do not take other preventive measures, then lice can be noticed only after a month after infection.

As a rule, parents treat their child with known folk remedies or insecticidal drugs, reapplying them at intervals of a week. If a child is less than 3 years old, parents seek advice and a prescription from a pediatrician, who, when assessing his state of health, prescribes certain drugs.

In case of pediculosis of children of preschool and school age, the institution where they became infected is sanitized, they declare 2-week quarantine, if they get sick at home or on vacation, the doctor must notify the educational institution and prescribe a number of measures for parents to independently prevent and treat lice, and after completing these measures, issue a certificate.

Prevention and treatment of head lice in children includes traditional hygiene measures, the use of special shampoos that detect combing, the regular change of underwear and bedding, application of repellent essential oils to the skin, after recovery, disinsection of bedding, rooms, washing and heat treatment of clothes.

Fighting Pubic Lice. To get rid of pubic lice (ploshchits) - the hair is shaved off, and the places of bites and the skin around are treated with sulfuric or mercury ointment (not safe), benzyl benzoate ointment.

For the prevention of pubic lice, you need to exclude promiscuous sexual contacts, change underwear daily, use hygiene only with your own means. This type of parasite, visually similar to crabs, lives without a host for no more than 10 hours.

The fight against ward lice. Dressed lice breed right in clothes, put nits in her seams, bite her chest, armpits, shoulders, stomach, hips. Means to get rid of them will not help - clothes with them need to be washed, boiled, steamed, ironed, not worn or discarded for a long time.

In some cases, clothes can be soaked with an insecticidal preparation, washed and dried in the sun for a couple of days under direct rays, after which they should not be used for two weeks.

Pubic and ward lice rarely occurs in children, but can be acquired with a joint sleep in the same bed with parents, using shared towels.

Everyday prevention methods

The most effective prevention is shaving head to head: lice will not cling to anything, and therefore they will not be able to settle or stay on their heads.

The most reliable prevention of head lice is regular personal hygiene using conventional and specialized means with an insect repellent effect, but there are other effective measures and rules that allow you to protect yourself from blood-sucking parasites:

Pediculosis Prevention in Children

Head lice today belongs to the category of socially significant diseases. Mostly it is common in children's groups, because it is here that the guys are most in contact with each other. We are talking about kindergartens, schools, summer camps and development clubs. Therefore, the prevention of lice is also a social task!

It is worth recognizing that in our days, adults are often the source of untrue rumors - teachers, educators, parents. Therefore, information about the real specifics of infection with lice is in itself the best prevention of pediculosis in children.

If in a group or class a case of infection with lice is recorded, protect the child and your family:

During the period of outbreaks of pediculosis, treat your child’s hair with a lice protection product PARANIT Repellent daily.

What to do if you find lice in a child?

First, do not panic. Neither you, nor even your child is to blame for what happened. Pediculosis is transmitted by contact, mainly head to head. It is very difficult to get lice through the use of one comb or exchange of caps.

Second, pass on what happened next. Notify educators and other parents when parasites are detected. All children in contact with your child should be examined and, if necessary, treated with lice products. So you can prevent the spread of parasites in a group or class.

Getting rid of lice is easy today. It is also important to prevent the further spread of lice in a group or class. For a long time, adults remained face to face with the problem, fearing gossip and disapproval from others.

But to reduce the number of outbreaks of the disease, you can only come together. This is the simple and affordable for everyone pediculosis prophylaxis at home.

Once again, we repeat the following:

• Everyone can become infected with lice, regardless of social background or hygiene.
• It is important to examine as soon as possible the lice and nits of all children and adults in contact with each other and treat all infected at the same time.
• The absence of symptoms does not mean that after a week the child who has not passed the examination will not become a source of reinfection for children already free of lice.
• Modern pediculicides are non-toxic, easy to use and help get rid of lice and nits from the first use.

How to protect a child from lice in school, kindergarten and at home

At present, pediculosis in children is very common, however, it has always been so, because when visiting preschool educational institutions and schools, as well as summer camps and sanatoriums, it is very difficult to protect the child from this trouble.

Pediculosis can spread just lightning fast, and the causative agents of the disease - lice can cause a number of other skin diseases. That is why one should not underestimate the importance of preventing pediculosis at home, in kindergarten and school.

Signs of Pediculosis

Up to several weeks can pass from the moment of direct contact with the source of infection until the first clinical signs of the disease appear in the child. As a rule, diseases can be recognized by its characteristic symptoms:

1. itching in places of bites of lice;
2. skin rash, red spots in the area of ​​the head covered with hair;
3. combing at the sites of parasite bites;
4. the presence of nits in the hair - in most cases they can be seen with the naked eye or when using a magnifier.

If it was not possible to protect the child from lice, the first thing to do is to isolate him from the team, that is, temporarily stop attending classes at school and kindergarten.

You should know: at home you can carry out pediculosis prophylaxis yourself, using shampoos and means for the prevention of lice, as well as observing a number of hygiene rules. In general education institutions, the prevention of the disease should be carried out by medical workers.

Drug prophylaxis

Today you can choose any remedy for the prevention of lice, because there are a lot of various sprays, shampoos and lotions for pediculosis. The most popular tools include:

Applying any shampoo for the prevention of head lice or one of the above funds, be sure to carefully comb the hair of the child, using a comb with rare teeth and then with frequent ones.

At home

So, the prevention of lice at home is especially important for those children who already go to school or attend preschool educational institutions. You can reduce your child’s risk of infection by following these preventative measures:

1. daily examine the child’s head for nits;
2. girls with long hair need to braid tight braids or make bunches;
3. comb your hair thoroughly every day;
4. regularly cut hair;
5. wash your hair regularly;
6. timely change the bedding and clothes of the child;
7. For the prevention of head lice, you can use such a highly effective product as tea tree oil - add a few drops to the shampoo or to the warm water in which you will moisten the hairbrush.

Doctor's advice: be sure to conduct explanatory conversations with the child, explain to him the danger of pediculosis and ask him to never wear someone else's clothes, hats, use only your personal hygiene items.

In kindergarten

Unfortunately, in preschool educational institutions, lice are not a rare phenomenon, and the reasons for this are usually the lack of parental awareness of the effective prevention of pediculosis.

It is not difficult to detect pediculosis in children by examining the scalp in a room with good lighting. When conducting an examination, medical professionals can use a frequent comb and magnifier. After each inspection, items must be disinfected with an alcohol solution.

It is very important that the leaders of the kindergarten are responsible for the problem and do not accept infected children in the institution. If cases of incidence are detected in an institution, the following measures must be taken:

• isolation of infected children;
• search for the main source of infection;
• examination of all children who may have been in contact with an infected child (several times during the month);
• inform the clinic for which the infected child is assigned - this is necessary to ensure the necessary sanitary treatment of the patient and the examination of his family members;
• perform wet cleaning and disinfection;
• check the sanitary and hygienic condition of all group rooms of the kindergarten, as well as cabinets for clothes and toys;
• counseling parents on the prevention of lice at home;
• after the sanitation of children, taking them back to kindergarten is allowed only if there is a medical certificate confirming the absence of head lice.

It is worth noting that today there are many effective remedies for lice, which can be used, including in kindergartens. The outbreak can be considered sanitized after a three-time examination of children for the presence of lice with a negative result.

At school

To prevent pediculosis in schools, health workers are required to inspect children at least four times a year (after each vacation), and monthly spot checks and checks a couple of weeks before the end of the school year can also be carried out.

Memo for parents: if you become aware that pediculosis incidence has been identified at the school where your child is studying, strongly ask your child to observe the following rules:

After all of the above, a simple conclusion can be drawn that the timely detection and isolation of children infected with head lice is the most effective prevention of such an unpleasant disease.

Comprehensive prevention of lice and nits at home

Head louse is a microscopic parasite the size of a sesame seed that feeds on human blood. These tiny insects wind up in human hair and are a rather delicate problem that worries not only children but also adults.

According to scientists, lice are one of the most diagnosed diseases among children aged 3 to 11 years, so timely prevention of lice is a priority for most parents and ensures the prevention of nits and adult head lice in the hairline.

In such a matter as the prevention of lice in children, the main condition for success is an integrated approach. It is not enough to use the spray purchased at the pharmacy to prevent lice, you must also take care of the personal hygiene of the child and observe a number of preventive measures.

Comprehensive prevention of lice and nits at home should begin with the fact that a person receives the necessary information about the methods of pediculosis transmission, since this will not panic every time the scalp starts to itch. The selection of the correct preventive measures will also help to avoid the appearance of parasites and prevent the infestation of lice.

Personal hygiene

Such a simple rule is a prerequisite for the preventive measures taken by the child and adult to prevent lice.

Compliance with these simple recommendations is the best measure for the prevention of lice, so adults should not use other people's combs and other hair accessories, and at the same time they need to control that children do the same. Having accustomed the child to the basics of personal hygiene, you can reduce the risk of contracting lice to the lowest level.

Keeping your house clean

This aspect may seem like a normal process, but if you often wash things that come into contact with your head, you can avoid the appearance of lice.

These measures should be observed year-round, using high-quality synthetic powders and hot water for washing bedding, pillows, hats. In this case, combs and brushes are recommended to be washed periodically with an alcohol-based solution or a disinfectant.

Compliance with the rules for storing personal belongings

It will help in the prevention of lice and compliance with the rules for the placement of personal belongings. It provides a responsible approach to organizing storage of things. In particular, adults need to teach children how to use their own lockers at school and in kindergarten.

This is necessary in order to exclude contact of personal items with possible sources of infection - headgear, outerwear, hairbrushes of other people.

The use of preventive drugs

Comprehensive prevention of lice and nits should include the use of special drugs. Today, in any pharmacy you can buy a tool for the prevention of lice, all kinds of shampoos, sprays, conditioners and natural oils used in alternative medicine to prevent parasite infestation.

It is best to give preference to the first option, since the organic composition of the product not only helps to prevent lice, but also takes care of the scalp and involves a minimum of side effects.

Herbal ingredients with a strong odor, such as rosemary, lavender and tea tree oil, help prevent lice and ensure healthy hair and scalp.

Tar soap. As a prophylactic tool, tar soap from lice can be used, the use of which has no contraindications and has a wide spectrum of action.

Using tar soap from lice and nits, which contains a large number of phenol derivatives, you can protect yourself from various fungi, viruses and parasites. Since the first use, the soap neutralizes pathogens and is an excellent preventive tool in the fight against pediculosis.

The antiseptic properties of the soap well protect the hair from various parasites, however, to achieve a certain effect, it is worth using soap in accordance with the doctor’s instructions.

Repellents. Also, as a prophylactic, a lice repellent can be used, which is designed to prevent the appearance of lice. Repellents can be in the form of a spray or a light aerosol, so they are very easy to use.

It is enough to spray the composition of the bottle on the hair and scalp before visiting crowded places where there is a high risk of infection with head lice. In particular, repellent can be used before visiting a kindergarten, gym, shopping center and other busy places.

The advantage is that for a person the smell is practically not noticeable, and the use of a repellent will not create discomfort, but will allow you to continue to lead an active life.

In contrast to the means aimed at the destruction of lice, among which there is a spray from lice Nuda reviews about which can be found on the network, the repellent has a more gentle composition and does not differ in side effects.

Feature of the choice of means for the prevention of lice infestation

When deciding on how to protect yourself from lice, you need to think about the consequences of using certain drugs, especially when it comes to the prevention of parasites in children. Therefore, if the prevention of lice in children is necessary, the means used to prevent pediculosis should have the appropriate certificates and have a gentle composition.

The recommendations presented in the article are quite simple, and their observance guarantees the maximum level of protection against head lice. Elementary preventive measures will help to avoid infection with lice, so they should be observed regularly and made a part of everyday life.

Prevention of lice in children

To understand how to protect a child, you need to learn about the mechanism of lice transmission. The most common way is the contact, in which pests move from an already infected person to a healthy person. And if the new owner does not do anything in the very near future, then the lice will start to breed.

It should be understood that the reproduction of lice, nits and other similar pests is carried out at a fairly rapid pace, and this can greatly complicate the treatment. So in order to avoid extremely unpleasant and delicate problems, you should find out and follow the rules of prevention.

How to avoid lice in a child

Pediculosis prophylaxis consists in observing simple preventative measures.

To protect your child from lice and nits, try to avoid visiting public and crowded places and even more so close contacts with others. For example, if you need to go to the store, then choose the time at which such an institution will have the least people.

In order to avoid the appearance of lice or nits, in no case do not give hats, accessories, clothes and bedding, items and personal hygiene products to anyone. And if you were forced to do this, then clean everything after use by another person.

If a child attends kindergarten, then, first, try to do pretty tight hairstyles, for example, braids that will minimize the penetration of pests into the hair (this applies to girls), and secondly, carefully comb every day after visiting an educational institution a small strand separately and carefully inspect the head.

If your profession is connected with the need to constantly and fairly closely contact people from different sectors of the population (including the homeless, prisoners and street children), then be sure to wear a hat and use replaceable clothing at the workplace (it should be changed regularly and washed thoroughly) . Otherwise, you can infect your baby.

For the prevention of nits and lice, follow banal and well-known rules of personal hygiene: regularly bathe the child, and also wash your hair, and thoroughly and preferably at least two or three times a week, using high-quality shampoo.

Recommendations of pediatricians

If you came to the hairdresser, then ask the master to carefully process all the devices that he will use, because they can also remain individuals or larvae of lice or nits.

And it is better to try on hats on a disposable hat or, in extreme cases, on a regular plastic bag. And do not think that this will be a reason for the seller’s laughter, your health depends on such simple actions.

If there is an infected person in the family, first of all, start treatment immediately, using proven and effective means. Currently, it is possible to purchase a modern and effective shampoo without a pungent odor. But folk remedies can also be effective.

Also, limit his contacts with other family members. And wash all his things daily, wash and, if possible, process with specialized means, as lice can also remain on them.

And in order to avoid relapse, treatment should be repeated after some time (by the way, this is written on the packaging of most modern drugs).

People's councils

Regularly replace and wash underwear and bedding, hats, clothing (including top). If individuals of nits or lice live on them, with the help of such measures you can destroy them and avoid spreading through your body and head. For washing, by the way, it is advisable to use concentrated products.

Head lice are the most common, so regularly comb children's hair, and do this with special care, using a comb with frequent teeth.

If you plan to visit the bath with a child, then it is advisable not to use hats and sheets provided in such institutions, it is better to have your own. This will make sure that the infected person has not used the thing before you and that no lice are present on it.

If you have to stay at a hotel, hostel or hotel, ask for new clean linen. And in any case, after staying in such an institution, wash thoroughly using a shampoo against insects such as lice or other similar detergents.

Useful Tips

A few recommendations that will allow you to take measures against pests and minimize the risk of infection.

Prevention tools (for example, modern shampoo) should always be in the arsenal. Even if you think that treatment and prevention are not required, it’s better to be safe.

If you live in a hostel, then the risks of spreading a pest like a louse increases at times. And in this case, prevention should be given special attention.

Do not think that your child lice do not appear for sure, from pediculosis, unfortunately, no one is safe.

Remember that lice can live not only in personal belongings or on the body, but also in the home, for example, on furniture, on the floor.So even if you have treated or suspected the presence of pests, then process the apartment.

If you follow all the simple rules listed above, you can protect yourself and your loved ones from such unpleasant and delicate troubles as pediculosis. Be careful and responsible, let the memo help you with this!