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Head Lice Pictures

Head Lice Basics

From Vincent Iannelli, M.D., About.com

Updated: July 28, 2006

About.com Health's Disease and Condition content is reviewed by Kate Grossman, MD

Head lice infestations are a common and frustrating problem for parents and kids. Unfortunately, some kids do get treated inappropriately and unnecessarily for things that look like lice, but aren't. These pictures can help you to identify when your child has live lice on his or her head. And remember that you usually only need to treat your child with a head lice shampoo when you see live lice. If you only see nits and are sure there are no live lice, you can just be careful to remove all of the nits.
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  1. Head LiceHead Lice Infestation in Girl with Long Hair
  2. Adult Head LouseAdult Head Louse
  3. Adult Male Head LouseAdult Male Head Louse
  4. Head Louse Close-Up PictureHead Louse Close-Up Picture
  5. Head Louse PictureHead Louse Picture
  6. Head LouseHead Louse
  7. Head Lice Head Louse on a Girl's Head
  8. Live Louse on HairLive Louse on Hair
  9. Head Lice Nits PicturesHead Lice Nits Picture
  10. Head Lice Nits PictureHead Lice Egg or Nits Picture
  11. Head Lice Life Cycle StagesHead Lice Life Cycle Stages
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