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It is my perception that a really simple cure for lice would benefit many people as well as reduce the transmission of disease, particularly at the developing world. I write perception as its possible all these people were cured of lice while I was briefly away from the internet. That would certainly
be nice.
Copper is noted as being lethal to marine crustaceans at minute concentrations. I think it is possible that it may also kill lice, which are also arthropods, as well as some other parasitic bugs. The idea then is just dissolve a gram of copper wire at a mixture of vinegar with salt, then apply to the lousy area. This creates a drug that almost anyone anywhere can scavenge or afford to make.
I would certainly like this to be a functional louse cure yet I am absent awareness of it it works. I thought of it when I had an itchy head briefly (2 days or so) yet it was not lice. another version isthe possibly amusing dissolve a little copper wire at diet soda.
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Copper is a biocide, but not generally lethal to more
advanced life. Assuming you are correct about the
affect on some marine crustacea, I would expect
that because they are, quite literally, swimming in
it. |
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I would not expect the same to apply to insects,
especially terrestrial insects. |
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Copper is indeed toxic to mosquito larvae. Why don't you two get together and test this out on your head lice? |
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(I would love to help but under the circumstances, can't.) |
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Larvae who are, once again, swimming in a solution
of copper ions. |
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I knew this was you...hi again. |
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beanangel has been around a happylong time. In fact I
should mention that happylong has worked its way into my
vocabulary outside the HB a number of times. However, I
use it in what I consider the original sense meaning a long
happy time, rather than its reconceptualization as a drug
induced state. Although I have ample opportunity for both
usages. |
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[beanangel]'s Mr. Happylong. |
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/Copper is indeed toxic to mosquito larvae/ |
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Interestingly it is not that toxic, I have found with
some experiments. It does, however, reduce algae
and I think this is the mechanism by which it
reduces mosquito populations. |
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I wonder if this would work. Lice are astoundingly
durable. I may have opportunity to test... |
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Why would you want to cure lice? I'd think you'd want them to die. |
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