Will lice bites cause itching?

Lice are a very common parasite that mainly appears on the hair of animals. They are a parasite that feeds on blood. They are usually more common on animals at home. If you don't pay attention to cleaning, you will get lice. After entering the human body, the lice will attach to the human hair. In addition to being transmitted to other people, the bites will also cause itching, rashes, and pigmentation, which are quite harmful.

Symptoms of lice bites

1. Itching : Itching is the main symptom, but the degree of itching varies from person to person. Itching is caused by pubic lice using their claws to pierce or puncture the skin, and itching occurs when the lice bite and inject saliva. Pubic lice inject saliva when sucking blood because saliva can prevent blood from clotting, which facilitates blood sucking. Pubic lice suck blood several times a day, so the itching is paroxysmal.

2. Insects or eggs : Small pubic lice can be found at the roots of hair follicles. They are light black, grayish white or red (full of blood). Some patients can directly find small granular worm eggs.

What are the symptoms of lice bites and how to get rid of lice

3. Rash : There are often micro-holes (invisible to the naked eye) at the site of pubic lice bites, local redness, small red spots, and blood scabs on them; after about 5 days, the micro-holes will produce a local allergic reaction, and papules often appear. Infection often occurs due to scratching, with pustules, exudate, and crusting.

4. Blue-gray spots : Blue-gray spots of 0.2 to 2 cm in size can be seen near the affected area. They are painless and itchy, do not fade when pressed, and can last for several months. These blue-gray spots can also be seen on the chest, abdomen, inner thigh, etc. The cause of these blue-gray spots is still unclear, but it may be related to the saliva entering the blood during pubic lice bites.

The above symptoms vary according to the severity of the disease. Patients can compare their own symptoms for reference. If you have some or all of them, you can be diagnosed with pubic lice.

How to get rid of lice?

You can also use aerosol insecticide to kill lice. I have personally seen the effectiveness of the insecticide. It can completely kill lice in one use. It depends on whether you dare to use it. When killing lice, people with head lice should wear a mask or respiratory protection, ask someone to help spray the insecticide on their hair, and rinse their hair with clean water every 15 minutes after spraying. It should be noted that lice control operations must be carried out away from fireworks. Aerosol insecticides are flammable, so be careful of fire and explosion. In addition to the above medicines, there are some traditional methods that are used by fewer people now. They can be regarded as folk remedies for removing head lice. The older generation uses them and they are very effective. Soak camellia oil cakes in water or boil the sap of the kumquat tree, and wash your hair once or twice a day for a few days, and you can completely kill head lice. While killing lice with medicine, you also need to do some manual cleaning to comb out dead lice and insect eggs. This will speed up lice removal and improve the effectiveness of lice removal. Generally, it is combed with a fine comb and can be combed 2 hours after washing your hair every day.