What is pediculosis?

Pediculosis - "lice", infection with parasites,a disease known to mankind since ancient times. On a man, pubic, clothing and hair lice can parasitize. It is worth noting that contrary to popular belief that lice are carried by animals, it is possible to get infected by this kind of parasites only from a person.

The epidemic of pediculosis is exacerbated byunhygienic conditions. Lice - this is the disaster of any army during a war or a catastrophe, which is why a soldier is generally shaved, though it only saves from hair lice. But the clothes still cause a lot of inconvenience, and they can be got rid of only by regular washing of clothes and bed linen, which is almost impossible during the fighting.

Very often epidemic of pediculosis occurs with the beginning of autumn in children's institutions, so usually children are tested for pediculosis before going to school or kindergarten.

Treatment of pediculosis is accompanied by shaving parts of the body, disinfection of clothes and linen, as well as using anti-pediculosis drugs - ointments, shampoos, aerosols.

Perhaps the most unpleasant kind of thisdiseases - pubic lice. Our article Why itches the eggs will answer all intimate questions and help to learn more about what pediculosis is in this manifestation of it.