Do I Have Lice Quiz
Questions: 15 · 10 minutes
1. If a school, camp, workplace, or activity group reported lice, how directly were you involved?
I received no relevant notice and know of no case in my group.
There was a general notice, but I was not in the affected group or in close contact.
I was in the affected group and close contact may have occurred.
A confirmed case involved someone with whom I had repeated or direct head-to-head contact.
2. During a careful wet-combing check over a white towel or sink, what appears?
Nothing unusual appears on the comb or surface.
Only ordinary-looking flakes or hair-product residue appears.
A small insect-shaped object appears, but I cannot tell whether it moved.
A small insect is visibly moving on the comb or surface.
3. If you recently used a lice treatment, what happened afterward?
I did not need treatment, or a recommended follow-up check found no concerning signs.
Only old-looking casings or mild temporary scalp sensitivity remain, with no moving insects seen.
New attached specks or recurring symptoms have appeared, but I have not found a live insect.
I still find live crawling insects after correctly using treatment, or I developed a significant treatment reaction.
4. What have people in your household or other close-contact setting noticed?
No one has reported itching, attached specks, or live lice.
One person has mild itching but has found no visible evidence.
Someone has found firmly attached egg-like specks but no confirmed moving insect.
Live lice have been confirmed on someone with whom I have close or repeated contact.
5. Which statement best describes any crawling or tickling sensation in your hair?
I have not felt that sensation.
I noticed it briefly after thinking or hearing about lice, but it did not recur.
I have felt it repeatedly without seeing what caused it.
I felt it and then found a visibly moving insect in my hair or on my scalp.
6. Under bright light, what do you see when you part the hair into small sections near the scalp?
I do not see insects, unusual specks, or other changes.
I see loose flakes that brush away readily.
I see several oval specks that appear firmly attached to individual hairs.
I see a small insect clearly crawling through the hair or across the scalp.
7. Across repeated checks on different days, which pattern best matches what you have found?
I have not found insects or attached specks on any check.
I repeatedly find only loose flakes that come away easily.
I have repeatedly found firmly attached specks near the scalp.
I have seen a live, crawling insect during at least one check.
8. What happens when you try to move a suspicious speck along a strand of hair?
I have not found a suspicious speck to test.
It comes away easily like loose skin or residue.
It resists sliding and seems fixed to the hair, although I cannot identify it.
I find multiple fixed egg-like specks or a moving insect during the check.
9. What skin changes have you noticed around the scalp, behind the ears, or at the neck?
I have not noticed a rash, sores, or unusual irritation.
There is mild dryness or temporary irritation without broken skin.
There are several red bumps or scratch marks that keep bothering me.
There is spreading redness, warmth, pus, swelling, fever, significant pain, or another sign of possible infection.
10. How would you describe your recent scalp itching?
I have not noticed scalp itching.
It is occasional, mild, and spread across areas that tend to get dry.
It keeps returning, especially behind the ears or near the nape.
It is intense enough that scratching has broken or injured the skin.
11. When you inspect behind the ears and along the nape of the neck, what is the clearest finding?
The skin and nearby hairs look unchanged.
There is mild flaking or redness without attached particles.
There are multiple firmly attached specks close to the scalp.
There is a clearly moving insect in the hair or on the scalp.
12. In the past two weeks, how often have you had contact that could allow lice to spread?
I have not shared hair items, bedding, or close head contact with a possible case.
There was one indirect contact, such as briefly sharing nearby storage for hats or clothing.
I repeatedly shared combs, headgear, pillows, or had close head contact with someone whose status is unknown.
I shared sleeping space or had repeated head-to-head contact with a person confirmed to have live lice.
13. How have your scalp symptoms changed over the past several days?
I have not had relevant symptoms.
A mild symptom appeared briefly and has been settling without returning.
Itching or irritation has persisted or keeps returning.
Symptoms are worsening quickly, causing wounds, or occurring with signs of infection.
14. Which recent contact situation most closely matches your experience?
I know of no close contact with someone who has lice.
I was in the same public space as others but had no close head contact.
I had close head contact or shared a comb, hat, pillow, or hair accessory with someone whose status is unknown.
I had close head-to-head contact with someone who was confirmed to have live lice.
15. How have scalp sensations affected your sleep?
They have not affected my sleep.
I was distracted by them once, but slept normally afterward.
Itching or tickling has interrupted sleep on several nights.
Sleep is being substantially disrupted and the scalp is becoming sore or damaged.