Not So Nice, LICE!

Story and Illustration by

Alia Idros

This book belongs to:
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STORY AND ILLUSTRATION
Alia Idros

EDITOR
Nur Aiza Zainol Abidin

PUBLICATION
Faculty of Art and Design
Universiti Teknologi MARA Kampus Puncak Alam

YEAR
2021

{CHARACTERS}

LILA MA RY

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MO M MY H EA D LO USE

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Lila and Mary are bestfriends.
Their houses are opposite to
each other. On the weekend,
Lila will visit Mary's house to

play together.

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One day, while they were playing in
Mary's bedroom, a strong wind
blew through a window.

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"Uh-oh, look at your hair! It is all messy!"
said Mary. "Your hair too, you look like a
lion!". They both laughed at Lila's joke.

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Mary then stood up and said, "Wait, I'm going
to look for my hairbrush in the bathroom".
Mary scratched her head for a few times
before going to the bathroom.

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While Mary was brushing her hair
in front of a mirror, Lila came to
her to borrow the hairbrush.

"Mary, do you mind if I use your
hairbrush next?", asked Lila.

"Of course, Lila. I'm almost
done!", said Mary.

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"I'm done, here it is," Mary
said as she handed the
hairbrush to Lila.

"Thank you,
Mary". Lila took
the hairbrush and
started brushing her
messy hair. After that,
Lila and Mary continue to play.

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Four weeks later, while Lila was
sleeping, she felt something was
moving on her head.
It made her uncomfortable and
she had trouble sleeping.

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Lila's mommy noticed that Lila often scratched
her head. While she was sleeping, showering, playing
and eating. Scratch! Scratch! Scratch!
"Lila, can you tell me what is wrong? Why do you
keep scratching your head?", asked Mommy.

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"I dont know, Mommy. My
head feels so itchy all the
time, so I scratched it to
make it feel better."

"I always see Mary
scratched her head
too when we were
playing together."

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"Hmmm, this sounds familiar."
Mommy thought.

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Mommy then took a hair comb and
carefully combed through Lila's hair
only to find,

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“LHIECAED?!” 21

HM? MOMMY,

WHAT

ARE

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HEAD MOMMY WILL
LICE? EXPLAIN IT!

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HEAD LICE ARE,

tiny wingless bugs that live
among human hairs and feed
on blood from the scalp.

One of these tiny bugs
is called

YOSUEECMANE’!T { THE REAL HEAD LOUSE }

Their bodies are usually pale or gray but their color

may vary. Head lice cannot fly, hop or jump, but they

have claws that let them crawl and cling to hair.

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Head lice infestation is a
common problem among younger

people who play or go to
school together.

HELLO!

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SO MY HEAD IS
ITCHY BECAUSE OF

THE BUGS?

THE THAT IS
RIGHT, LILA.

SYMPTOMS
OF HEAD LICE INFESTATION ARE,

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Itching and Tickling feeling of
scratching. something moving
on the head, hair,
Small red or body.
bumps or
sores from The appearance of
scratching. lice eggs (nits), or
small white objects
in hair.

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{YOU WILL GET}

INFESTED BY

HEAD LICE
WHEN,

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Sharing comb or Sharing hair pins,
hairbrush with hair ties, or
other people. scrunchies.

Head-to-head contact HUH?
with a person infested
by head lice and, "I USED MARY’S
share other personal HAIRBRUSH A
items like towel,
scarves or clothes. FEW WEEKS AGO.
MAYBE I GOT IT
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FROM HER!”

HEAD LICE CAN BE
TREATED WITH:

Prescription treatment
by the doctor.

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Over-the-counter(OTC) Smothering agents like olive oil and
treatments such as lotion, butter that can be applied to the scalp
cream, shampoo, or spray gel. and kept on the head overnight under a
shower cap to suffocate the head lice.

OH NO!

Essential oils in the
hair, such as tea tree
oil or nerolidol, to help

kill lice and nits.

Nit comb that helps to 31
pull out both head lice

and their eggs.

"Lila, we also should wash your
personal items like bedsheet,
pillowcases, and towel more often
because the lice might stay on them
as well," said Mommy.

"Alright, Mommy. I'm
going to do it now!",
Lila replied.

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Lila then sprinted to her
bedroom to take her bedsheet,
pillowcases and towel.

She right away put them in
the washing machine because
she was afraid there would
be more lice infested.

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AT SCHOOL,

while Lila was still in her
treatment, Lila put her hair in a
braid as Mommy said it will keep
the lice from spreading.

Lila avoid sharing hair ties, barrettes,
scrunchies, and hair pins with her
friends. Lila also only used her own
hairbrush to brush her hair and she did
not playing with her friend's hair.

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After a few weeks of treatment, Lila's
head finally did not feel itchy anymore.

"Yay, I’m free from the head lice!" said
Lila happily. "Goodbye head lice! Hope I
will never see you again!"

I’M OUT
OF HERE!

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{FRIENDLY REMINDERS}

• Head lice are not dangerous and they do
not spread disease.

• Anyone can get infested by them and
it is not a sign that the person has a
poor hygiene.

• Head lice do not care whether it is
from someone who is clean or dirty.

• It can be frustrating to deal with
head lice but you need to be patient!

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One night, Lila felt something was
moving in her hair. The next day, her head
felt so itchy. What was it in Lila's hair?

It was something ....