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Suggest Treatment For Lice Infestation
Question: My 3 month old boy has got lice. What medicine should I give to get rid of the lice
Brief Answer:
Clean the bedding/cloths in warm water and use permethrine lotion
Detailed Answer:
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For treatment of lice it is the environment which needs to be cleaned properly as medicine has little value as lice and eggs remain live in surrounding area.
Wash the cloths, bedsheets, cap, scarfs in warm water. Wash the scalp with shampoo, comb there after and then apply permethrine (1%)lotion.
Repeat the same after 7 days.
I hope with all these measures you will get rid of the lice.
Regards
Clean the bedding/cloths in warm water and use permethrine lotion
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for asking on this platform
For treatment of lice it is the environment which needs to be cleaned properly as medicine has little value as lice and eggs remain live in surrounding area.
Wash the cloths, bedsheets, cap, scarfs in warm water. Wash the scalp with shampoo, comb there after and then apply permethrine (1%)lotion.
Repeat the same after 7 days.
I hope with all these measures you will get rid of the lice.
Regards
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