Children are back at school which can only mean one thing: it’s time to get the bug combs back out.
Head lice expert Dani Knapp, from Nitty Gritty, predicts a 30% increase in head lice now the kids are back at school.
“After the six-week summer break, children are now back together in close contact; at their school desks, huddled together playing games in the playground and even just sitting on the carpet listening to story time,” she explained.
“All this close contact gives head lice the perfect opportunity to migrate from one head to another and, before you know it, half a class can be infested with head lice!”
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