Did you and your family stay with families and friends during Hurricane Sandy? If so, you could be facing a head lice hurricane! Did you perform a head check on your children post Hurricane Sandy with a good metal lice comb? Our centers are seeing head lice cases from families who stayed with friends and families at the end of October.
Do you know the ways to contract head lice?
Find out what's happening in Chestnut Hill-Mt. Airyfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
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More than 90% of head lice cases come from head to head contact with an infected person. (hair touching hair)
Find out what's happening in Chestnut Hill-Mt. Airyfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Hugging
Children working and playing together in small spaces where heads touch (books/hand held video games)
Cloth seats in the movie theater, on a bus, train, or plane
Sharing dress up clothes, hats or hooded sweatshirts
Lying on someone’s bed/pillow
Sharing brushes or hair accessories
Using someone else’s towel
Sharing a batting or safety helmet
Trying on clothes or costumes in stores
For more information on head lice detection and prevention please visit our web site at www.licelifters.com
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