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What are the signs and symptoms of head lice infestation?

Related Topics: Head Lice, Lice Infestation
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The signs and symptoms are:

  • a tickling feeling of something moving in the hair
  • itching (caused by the an allergic reaction to the bites)
  • sores on the head (caused by scratching)
  • these sores on the head can sometimes become infected
  • irritability (a very nonspecific thing, to be sure)

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