The manufacturer of First Alert, the leading brand of carbon monoxide detectors, recommends the following if the alarm goes off: 1  Turn off appliances, or other sources of combustion at once. 2  Immediately get fresh air into the premises by opening doors and windows.
The cause of lice (known medically as pediculosis) is an infestation with one of three types of a parasitic insect. The three kinds of lice that affect humans include: 1  Pediculus humanus capitis (head lice). 2  Pediculus humanus corporis (body lice). 3  Phthirus pubis (pubic lice or crab lice; also called crabs).he three kinds of lice that affect humans include: 1  Pediculus humanus capitis (head lice). 2  Pediculus humanus corporis (body lice). 3  Phthirus pubis (pubic lice or crab lice; also called crabs).
Lice. Lice are small, grayish-brown insects that live on humans. Lice bite through the skin and live on the blood of the host, another name for the infected person. Female lice lay eggs -- called nits -- that firmly attach to hair shafts. Head lice live on the scalp and are common among school children.ites from lice can cause intense itching and irritation of the scalp or other area of the body where lice are present. Symptoms may not occur until at least two months after the lice begin living on the body.