BUG BUSTING DAY, NTL. (UK)
Categories: Animals, Fish, Insects, Birds, Health, Environment, Space & The Outdoors & United Kingdom & Ireland
Location: United Kingdom
Type of Event: Daily Event
Updated: May 06, 2024
Location: United Kingdom
Type of Event: Daily Event
Updated: May 06, 2024
About National Bug Busting Day
National Bug Busting Days occur three times a year in the United Kingdom: January, June and October. It is a concentrated effort to stem the tide of lice infections within schools and the general population. The government, through the registered charity Community Hygiene Concern teaches parents, educators and pharmacists how to detect and stop the spread of headline. They also provide affordable Bug Busting kits for around 7 pounds.
Lice is a big problem in schools. The parasites, once they infect an individual can be difficult to get rid of. The following are some facts:
The eggs of head lice usually take 7 to 10 days to hatch (recorded range 5 to 11 days). Live eggs and head lice are not easily spotted on the head, therefore the school nurse cannot solve the head louse problem for schools and parents.
Combing dry or damp hair with a fine-tooth comb is not a reliable way to detect lice, and especially deceptive in short, straight hair, where you would think it would be easy.
Metal combs are not suitable for louse detection because these combs are primarily nit combs. Lice caught between the tightly spaced teeth remain unnoticed against the metal and can be combed back into the hair unharmed at subsequent strokes.
There are no studies proving that wet head lice grasp hairs more tightly, thus hampering their removal with a fine-tooth comb.
It is not scientifically proven that head to head contact has to be prolonged to catch lice - close contact is enough.
Head lice are a community problem About 20% of cases are amongst people over 16 or under 4 years old.
Community Bug Busting Days was started by the late Dr. RJ Donaldson, affectionately known as Paddy. Dr. Donaldson demonstrated in the 1970s that an intensive detection/treatment campaign can dramatically cut the prevalence of head lice. He was the tireless mentor of the Bug Busting Days organized by Community Hygiene Concern, taking a personal interest from 1986 in our development of wet methods of detection in preference to less effective dry or damp methods. Today Bug Busting Days are organized in partnership with the Department of Health.
Lice is a big problem in schools. The parasites, once they infect an individual can be difficult to get rid of. The following are some facts:
The eggs of head lice usually take 7 to 10 days to hatch (recorded range 5 to 11 days). Live eggs and head lice are not easily spotted on the head, therefore the school nurse cannot solve the head louse problem for schools and parents.
Combing dry or damp hair with a fine-tooth comb is not a reliable way to detect lice, and especially deceptive in short, straight hair, where you would think it would be easy.
Metal combs are not suitable for louse detection because these combs are primarily nit combs. Lice caught between the tightly spaced teeth remain unnoticed against the metal and can be combed back into the hair unharmed at subsequent strokes.
There are no studies proving that wet head lice grasp hairs more tightly, thus hampering their removal with a fine-tooth comb.
It is not scientifically proven that head to head contact has to be prolonged to catch lice - close contact is enough.
Head lice are a community problem About 20% of cases are amongst people over 16 or under 4 years old.
Community Bug Busting Days was started by the late Dr. RJ Donaldson, affectionately known as Paddy. Dr. Donaldson demonstrated in the 1970s that an intensive detection/treatment campaign can dramatically cut the prevalence of head lice. He was the tireless mentor of the Bug Busting Days organized by Community Hygiene Concern, taking a personal interest from 1986 in our development of wet methods of detection in preference to less effective dry or damp methods. Today Bug Busting Days are organized in partnership with the Department of Health.
PROMOTIONAL DETAILS
Event Sponsor:
Community Hygiene Concern
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Downloads
Bug_Bust_PharmacyFormJuly2013.pdf
Bug_Busting_schoolorderformjune13_001.pdf
Bug_Busting_46093.pdf
