If your child returns from school, daycare or summer camp with head lice, it’s normal to feel overwhelmed. But, it’s important to know that head lice is a common problem with many effective treatments. According to the CDC, as many as 6-12 million people in...
For several years now the media has reported an insidious invader spreading across our country. They have deemed this invader “super lice.” In truth, the only thing super about these lice is that they have become resistant to pyrethroid, a type of pesticide used in...
Jesse's Project was developed to protect children with serious illness from unnecessary exposure to potentially harmful chemicals contained in pesticidal head lice treatments and lice sprays. Children of any age or size are vulnerable to pesticides, and none are more at risk than the growing number...
Dear Amy, I tried to express the problem and the solution without making it seem schools are cesspools of infestation, even though they can be...
Because head lice can sometimes be mistaken for more benign conditions like dandruff, dry scalp, etc., it is often ignored by people until the symptoms become more than simply irritating. For example, the scratching that goes along with having an itchy scalp can sometimes break...
Head lice are tiny six legged insects that are blood sucking parasites.They live on the scalp of humans.
The evidence for head lice goes back many centuries. Lice was named as the third plague in the Old Testament of the Bible. The shell casings for lice have been found on Egyptian mummies.
In the majority of cases, head lice is passed with head to head contact. A smaller number of cases are passed through brushes and combs and sharing hats. Lice don’t like to leave their food supply unless a warm head is waiting for them.
Head lice actually prefer clean hair! It’s more difficult for them to lay eggs on greasy or dirty hair.
