A HARIDRESSER has gone viral after finding months' worth of lice hidden in a girl’s hair. Rachel Maroun is a head lice technician, spending hours a day removing nits from children's and adults ...

"Head lice is not considered a communicable disease, because lice do not carry disease," said the Director of Community ...

You notice your child itching their head incessantly, so you take a closer look. When you do, you spot them: creepy, crawly, tough-to-get-rid-of lice scurrying around in your child's hair.

Head lice move rapidly, traveling up to 23 cm/min, by grasping hairs and generally remaining close to the scalp (Ko & Elston, 2004). The female head louse lays eggs at night and can produce as ...

Her role at the lice clinic involves a wide range of tasks. She detects and treats head lice by operating an FDA-cleared device that dehydrates lice and eggs. She also sterilizes instruments ...

Head lice infestation is a fairly common problem globally, with 6–12 million cases in children ages 3–11 reported annually in the US alone, [1] and is typically observed in the school-aged ...

Since 2015, an estimated 82% of head lice were found to be treatment-resistant super lice, according to a study published in the National Library of Medicine. Millions of kids have head lice every ...