Head lice are tiny six-legged invertebrates that live on a person’s scalp. Nits are the tiny, oval-shaped eggs that head lice hatch from. Head lice are parasites that feed on human blood.

Brown nits may mean the lice are ready to hatch, but they may also be dead, depending on how far away from the scalp they are. Head lice are tiny parasitic insects about the sizes of sesame seeds.

It’s possible to have lice without nits or nits without living lice. However, don’t assume you only have one louse on your head because that’s all you found. If you see one louse ...

Doctors call head lice eggs nits. They are very small and appear as oval- or teardrop-shaped eggs. Their color may range from white, yellow, tan, or brown, so they may be hard to see. Eggs look ...

This month, the number of people seeking NHS advice on head lice has jumped by a third. Nits are the eggs lice hatch from, which are oval shaped and cling to the roots of the hairCredit ...