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WHAT ARE HEADLICE? Headlice are tiny parasites that live in human hair, feeding on blood from their host. They are a brownred colour and have six legs with claws on them which they use to grip onto the hair.
WHERE DO THEY COME FROM? Experts believe they have always been with us. Dried eggs have, so they claim, been found on the remains of ancient mummies.
WHAT IS A NIT? The louse's egg Sergio Aguero Jersey , a smooth oval shape, slightly smaller than a seseme seed, attached to the hair, close to the scalp.
HOW LONG DO THEY LIVE? The louse survives for 30 days and the female lays 3-5 eggs per day. The eggs take 7-10 days to hatch and 7-10 days to mature, then the cycle begins again.
CAN PETS CATCH THEM?