Removing Lice from your Home with Best One
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Lice are very common pests that tend to present with children in the house. Lice are parasites that thrive by feeding on blood and sebaceous secretions. Lice are usually found attached to the hair of humans, but there are instances where they hide in clothes that are often near the skin.
Dangers of Lice Infestation
Lice have often been associated with dangerous diseases. In history, they were responsible for the transmission of typhus. Today, they are not regarded to be as dangerous, but they can be very irritating to the affected individual. Some people could experience irritation from the bites of lice or from constant scratching.
On Children
Typically, lice infest little children, pre-schoolers and grade school children. Girls, more than boys get head lice, and they usually get it from someone who already has them. Hygiene plays an important role in the contraction of head lice. But even if you do keep your children always clean and hygienic, they can still become affected if they are in personal contact with another child who has lice.
Children can pass this on to other members of the family when sharing combs or brushes. Other members of the family can get lice by simply lying on a bed or using pillows, carpet and upholstery that have lice in them. Once the presence of lice has been detected in the family and in the house, treatments must be made to remove them from the home.
Treating Affected Individuals
Children and adults who have contracted head lice must be treated immediately. If the affected individual happens to be a very young child, be sure to check with a doctor first before providing any treatment.
Frequent washing and bathing should help children stay away from lice. If someone has been seen with lice, it would be good to avoid contact with that person. There are over-the-counter medications available that are effective at killing lice. A flea comb will also help remove lice from the child’s head.
The infested person will need to put on clean clothes after treatment. It also helps to wash that person’s clothes and beddings in hot water.
Treatment for the House
The house needs to be cleaned to make sure that there are no lice hiding anywhere in the bedding, carpets and upholstery. If you want to be extra sure that the house is kept free from any type of pests, including lice, you can hire a reliable professional pest control service, such as Best One, to rid your house of lice and other pests.
The more critical areas would be the carpets, upholstery and bedding. Best One can help find problem areas in your house and advise you on how to keep your house unfavourable to lice and similar pests. Learn more about effective pest control at www.best1cleaning.com.
