Use roost pain resin strips op insecticides by direct

 Use roost pain
 Resin strips
 OP insecticides by direct application
 Spray and powders
o Control of head lice on humans
 Several steps required
 Recognition of infestation, sometimes tricky
 Inspection of people associate with infected person
 Personal hygiene and sanitation
 Mechanical removal
 Chemical tx
 Other tx
 Continued surveillance
 Mechanical removal best method
o Head louse removal salons
o Chemical tx, OTC
 Pyrethrins with piperoxyl butoxide synergisy
 Permethrin lotion
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 Limited ovicidal activity
 2 nd tx often necessary to target lice that hatch after 1 st tx
 susceptible lice do not fall from hair or die immediately
upon tx
 does not remove nits from hai r
 if it says works on lice it is approved by FDA
o chemical tx, RX
 malathiom lotion
 kills live lice, can be scalp irritatin, flammable
o ovicide
 benzyl alcohol lotion
 no ovicidal action , can use on very young kids
o ulesfia
 lindane
 Vvery toxic to brain and nervous system
 2 nd tx ususally wise
o other tx
 essential oils
 enzyme tx
 antibiotics
 antiparasitic drugs
 suffocating agents
 heat and freezing
o possible reasons for tx failure
 misdiagnosis
 non compliance
 resistance by lice
 new infestations
 lack of ovicidal or residual property of product
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