Head lice
Lice are generally small blood sucking, wingless bugs that are transmitted by close contact with a person infected with it. The head lice known medically as pediculus capitis are bugs that infests only the head hair causing your scalp to be itchy and have bug rash. Basically anyone can catch head lice and they are usually more common in girls than boys. Head lice infests by a direct contact such as sharing personal belongings such as hats. They do not fly, jump or hop. Female louse lays about six to eight eggs a day and these eggs takes seven to ten days to hatch leaving the eggshell onto the hair.
Wet combing is the most effective and common way to get rid of these bugs that causes rash and discomfort. It can be used to remove lice without the need of insecticides. Wash your hair in the normal way you always do and apply lots of hair conditioner. Then comb with a fine lice detector comb, starting from the roots of the hair all the way to the tip. For every stroke you gather, wipe it with a cloth. Repeat this step a few more time and you will soon find the lice bugs on the cloth.
Insecticides are another effective way in eliminating these bugs that cause you discomfort and bug rash on your scalp. Insecticides contain malathion, phenothrin, permethrin or carbaryl. The usage of carbaryl can only be obtained from your doctor. Malathion and carbaryl should not be used more than once a week for three weeks at a time. Follow the instructions given to cure the bug rash.
Scabies
This is a highly irritating and infectious skin bug rash caused by a bug known as sarcoptes scabiei burrowing through the upper layer of the skin. The bugs has an allergic reaction causing an intense itch that gets worse at night. Sores and scabs may appear on the wrists, between fingers and toe spaces. Scabies is caught by close contact between people such as holding hands of an infected person which result in bug rash.
There are variety of creams and lotions to treat scabies and avoid any future bug rash. Lotions containing malathion or permethrin are very useful. Your whole household should undergo the treatment together. Lesions may remain, causing itching for a period of time thus an anti itch cream like the calamine lotion or antihistamine tablets are recommended. Although there are lesser chance of transferring these bugs through clothing or skin scales, such transfer is possible with crusted scabies.
Bed bugs
Bed bugs live in nooks and crannies around the room on hiding in furniture as well as bedding itself. They bite at night causing rashes and itchy red spots and bug rash surrounded by a blisters and are usually found on exposed skin such as the hand legs or face. You can simply relieve the itching and the bug rash by applying calamine lotion or one per cent hydrocortisone cream or with oral antihistamines.
No comments:
Post a Comment