Lice Prevention
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04Jun2020
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31May2020
A brief history of lice
Louse: a type of small insect that lives on the bodies of people or animals; a bad or cruel person (Merriam-Webster) Head lice have been around for a long time. Genetic studies suggest that lice developed about 1.68 million years before homo sapiens emerged, and that they started their relationships with humans about the same time […]
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26May2020
PREVENTION & CONTROL
Head lice are spread most commonly by direct head-to-head (hair-to-hair) contact. However, much less frequently they are spread by sharing clothing or belongings onto which lice have crawled or nits attached to shed hairs may have fallen. The risk of getting infested by a louse that has fallen onto a carpet or furniture is very […]
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25May2020
Epidemiology & Risk Factors
In the United States, infestation with head lice (Pediculus humanus capitis) is most common among preschool- and elementary school-age children and their household members and caretakers. Head lice are not known to transmit disease; however, secondary bacterial infection of the skin resulting from scratching can occur with any lice infestation. Getting head lice is not […]
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