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Post Sandy head lice hurricane?

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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?

 

Do you know the ways to contract head lice?

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  • More than 90% of head lice cases come from head to head contact with an infected person. (hair touching hair)

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  • Hugging

  • Children working and playing together in small spaces where heads touch (books and 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 or pillow

  • Sharing brushes or hair accessories

  • Using someone else’s towel

  • Sharing a batting or safety helmet

  • Trying on clothes or costumes in stores

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    For more information on head lice detection and prevention please visit our web site at www.licelifters.com

     

    Elizabeth Mishkin

    Marketing Director

    Lice Lifters

    www.licelifters.com

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