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    Pediculus humanus capitis, commonly known as the head louse, is an ectoparasite that lives exclusively on humans. The head louse feeds on blood multiple times per day and stays close to the scalp to maintain its body temperature. The life cycle of the head louse includes three stages: eggs called nits, nymphs, and adults. Nits hatch after one week, nymphs mature after three molts over seven days, and adults are the size of a sesame seed and feed on blood several times daily.

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    Pediculus humanus capitis, commonly known as the head louse, is an ectoparasite that lives exclusively on humans. The head louse feeds on blood multiple times per day and stays close to the scalp to maintain its body temperature. The life cycle of the head louse includes three stages: eggs called nits, nymphs, and adults. Nits hatch after one week, nymphs mature after three molts over seven days, and adults are the size of a sesame seed and feed on blood several times daily.

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    Pediculus humanus capitis, commonly known as the head louse, is an ectoparasite that lives exclusively on humans. The head louse feeds on blood multiple times per day and stays close to the scalp to maintain its body temperature. The life cycle of the head louse includes three stages: eggs called nits, nymphs, and adults. Nits hatch after one week, nymphs mature after three molts over seven days, and adults are the size of a sesame seed and feed on blood several times daily.

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    Pediculus humanus capitis, commonly known as the head louse, is an ectoparasite that lives exclusively on humans. The head louse feeds on blood multiple times per day and stays close to the scalp to maintain its body temperature. The life cycle of the head louse includes three stages: eggs called nits, nymphs, and adults. Nits hatch after one week, nymphs mature after three molts over seven days, and adults are the size of a sesame seed and feed on blood several times daily.

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    Pediculus humanus capitis, the head louse, is an insect of the order Psocodea and is an ectoparasite

    whose only host are humans. The louse feeds on blood several times daily and resides close to the
    scalp to maintain its body temperature.

    Life Cycle:

    The life cycle of the head louse has three stages: egg, nymph, and adult.
    Eggs: Nits are head lice eggs. They are hard to see and are often confused for dandruff or hair spray
    droplets. Nits are laid by the adult female and are cemented at the base of the hair shaft nearest the
    scalp . They are 0.8 mm by 0.3 mm, oval and usually yellow to white. Nits take about 1 week to hatch
    (range 6 to 9 days). Viable eggs are usually located within 6 mm of the scalp.

    Nymphs: The egg hatches to release a nymph . The nit shell then becomes a more visible dull yellow
    and remains attached to the hair shaft. The nymph looks like an adult head louse, but is about the size
    of a pinhead. Nymphs mature after three molts and become adults about 7 days after hatching.
    Adults: The adult louse is about the size of a sesame seed, has 6 legs (each with claws), and is tan to
    grayish-white In persons with dark hair, the adult louse will appear darker. Females are usually larger
    than males and can lay up to 8 nits per day. Adult lice can live up to 30 days on a persons head. To
    live, adult lice need to feed on blood several times daily. Without blood meals, the louse will die within
    1 to 2 days off the host.

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