It starts with one or two children itching their scalps and escalates from there. Before you know it, the whole family is having to be wary of contracting lice.
Then comes the lice removal cream, with is no one’s idea of a good time. It can be sore, takes time out of your day and there’s no guarantee that once the lice are gone they’ll stay gone.
The spread of lice
Commonly it’s children who ensure lice spread so far, so quickly. According to the Care Guidebook, kids are at greatest risk during the summer months. When school starts up again, the lice then have the ideal conditions in which to thrive.
It’s important to remember that lice can neither jump nor fly, but instead spread by climbing across hairs.
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