Lice Aren't Nice!
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The Life Cycle of Lice
When a female louse finds its way onto the head of a person, she starts laying eggs (nits) along with a glue that firmly attaches the nits to the hair close to the scalp.
An adult female louse can deposit 6 to 8 nits in 2 days.
In a week or so, the nits hatch and become newborn lice, taking their first meal of blood from the person's head.
It takes about 10 days for a newborn louse to become an adult.
An adult louse is about the size of a sesame seed.
Once an adult, the female louse can start laying eggs. This means it only takes 16 days for an egg (nit) to become a female louse capable of laying more eggs.
Adult lice live for 9 to 10 days, making the total life span of a louse from egg to adult about 25 days.
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References:
Washington State Department of Health - Lice Aren't Nice Community Coalition of Snohomish County (LANCC) - Publications - January 2006 - www.doh.wa.gov
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