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  1. Lice - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic

    Oct 14, 2025 · Pubic lice A healthcare professional may diagnose pubic lice after seeing moving lice or nits on hair in the pubic area or on other areas of coarse hair, such as chest hair, eyebrows or …

  2. Head lice - Diagnosis & treatment - Mayo Clinic

    Dec 16, 2025 · To kill head lice and lice eggs, you can use a few methods. Wet combing, smothering or dehydrating are ways to kill head lice. Or you can use medicine available with or without a …

  3. Permethrin (topical route) - Side effects & dosage - Mayo Clinic

    Feb 1, 2026 · Permethrin lotion which is used to treat lice, comes in a container that holds only one treatment. Use as much of the medicine as you need and discard any remaining lotion properly. For …

  4. Malathion (topical route) - Side effects & dosage - Mayo Clinic

    Feb 1, 2026 · Description Malathion topical lotion is used to treat head lice infections. It belongs to the group of medicines known as pediculicides (medicines that kill lice). Malathion acts by killing both the …

  5. Head lice - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic

    Dec 16, 2025 · Head lice are tiny insects that feed on human blood, most often from the scalp. These insects are found worldwide. Head lice infect hair of any length and type. In the United States, head …

  6. Body lice - Diagnosis & treatment - Mayo Clinic

    Dec 17, 2025 · Treatment To treat body lice, first bathe with soap and water. That and washing clothes and bedding in hot water may be all the treatment you need. If you still have body lice after taking …

  7. Pyrethrum extract and piperonyl butoxide (topical route)

    Feb 1, 2026 · Description Medicine containing pyrethrins is used to treat head, body, and pubic lice infections. This medicine is absorbed by the lice and destroys them by acting on their nervous …

  8. Ivermectin (topical application route) - Side effects & dosage

    Feb 1, 2026 · Ivermectin 0.5% topical lotion is used to treat head lice infestations. Ivermectin 1% topical cream is used to treat lesions of rosacea. Rosacea is a skin disease that causes redness and …

  9. Lice - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Oct 14, 2025 · Causes Lice are insects that feed on human blood. They live on the human head, body and pubic area. You get lice by coming into contact either with lice or their eggs. For head lice, …

  10. Spinosad (topical application route) - Side effects & dosage

    Feb 1, 2026 · Head lice and scabies can be easily spread from one person to another by direct contact with clothing, hats, scarves, bedding, towels, washcloths, hairbrushes and combs, or hairs from …