Lice are external parasites of warm-blooded animals

Head Lice are small blood-sucking, wingless insects found on the human scalp. They are six legged creatures with claws, which help them cling to and crawl through human hair. They live by feeding off a human host, piercing their scalp with their mouthpart to draw out the blood. Their survival needs necessitate spending their whole life cycle on a human host.

Head Lice origin dates back to the origin of human life. Humans are indispensable to their survival. Head lice are most commonly found in school children, with the most vulnerable age being 4-11 years old. They do not discriminate between rich or poor neither do they have any preference towards dirty or clean hair.

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