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Headlice

General Information

  • the head louse is a tiny, wingless parasitic insect that lives among human hairs and feeds on extremely small amounts of blood drawn from the scalp. They are adapted to clinging from hair and eyebrows
  • cannot survive away from the host and transfered by direct head contact
  • single cases/schools - refer to Forth Valley Health Board Primary Care for advice (Deirdre Anderson, 01324 405530)
  • there are 4 females to 1 each male

  • Significance
  • with lice bites come itching and scratching.
  • the itching may not always start right away - that depends on how sensitive the skin is to the lice.
  • it is important to treat all people who come within direct contact with the host for effective treatment

Preventative Treatment

FoodAccess
n/aMedicated lice treatments can usually kill the lice and nits, but it may take a few days for the itching to stop.

Stirling Council

  • we do not treat head lice

Cost of Treatment (until 31 March 2009)

n/a

Concessions

certain concessions from payment apply e.g. OAP/UB40  - if you wish to request a concession please phone 0845 2777000 – we regret that concessions can not be processed on line