Mum shares a snap of the ‘worst case of head lice she’s ever seen’ – and it’s making people want to vomit
A MUM has left people retching after she snared a snap of the ‘worst case’ of head lice she had ever seen.
Taking to Facebook, the anonymous woman posted snaps of the nit infested comb after de-licing a child's hair.
And those of a squeamish disposition may want to brace themselves.
The photos show the comb’s tongs writing with head lice and their eggs, to the extent that the comb itself is barely visible.
In fact there are so many head lice that they are not contained to the comb.
Surrounding the device are heaps of the excess droppings and bugs - and it’s enough to make you itch.
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The post has since been shared on Reddit where it has gone viral.
Captioning the post, one wrote: “Worst lice case I have seen to date!”
Fellow Redditors were left revolted, sharing their thoughts in the comments.
“Omg I think I would puke if I looked at my comb and it looked like that,” wrote one.
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Another commented: “Omg I would just shave my head at that point.”
Meanwhile others were quick to accuse the parent of neglect.
“That is just straight neglect on whoever let this happen,” they commented.
This isn't the only headlice case that has left people itching.
On Friday we told you about Rachel Maroun, 22, from Sydney, Australia, who works as a head lice technician and often shares clips of the most severe cases on social media.
And her most recent video quickly went viral online, racking up over 1.4 million likes with people left seriously grossed out.
How to get rid of head lice
There are a number of ways to get rid of the critters - but it could take a couple weeks to do away with them for good.
recommends wet combing as the most effective way of treating and preventing head lice by:
- Washing hair with ordinary shampoo
- Smothering hair in any type of conditioner
- Combing the whole head from root to tip with a special fine-toothed detection comb available from pharmacists or online
- Repeating this process on days one, five, nine and 13 to catch any newly-hatched head lice
- Checking again on day 17
It can take about 10 minutes to comb through short hair, but set aside up to half an hour to work through long, frizzy or curly hair.
If your tot comes back home with an itchy head, you should also check everyone else in the house too.
There's no need to disinfect your whole house though, because the transmission of head lice from inanimate objects is rare.
But washing hats, pillow cases and other items that touch the head in hot water may help contain head lice.