Report Abuse. Yes, I'm sorry but they eat blood. That's why they are usually found on the scalp and not in the lengths of the hair. Yes it's very common for kids of all ages to get them I suggest you keep your hair bunched when with your nieces.
Convergence insufficiency is a difficulty or inability of the eyes to converge and work together at a near distance for extended periods of time, such as when reading, writing, drawing, or viewing a computer screen.
There are many different causes for an eye to become red or cloudy. If the eye becomes red acutely, it is an. ocular e mergency. The most common causes for an acute onset red and cloudy eye are as follows: 1. Superficial corneal ulcer--this is when there is a break for wound in the epithelium of the cornea.