What Causes Head Lice?
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
6. Locker Rooms
It is common for kids to have shared lockers, with hats, coats, and scarves sometimes hung up beside others. This can provide plenty of time for lice to crawl from one item to another, and ready to crawl onto the head of the clothing item’s owner when they put them on again.
While this is most likely to happen with school children, it can also happen with adults that use locker rooms. To help prevent this, it is a good idea to try and keep clothing separate where possible. Making sure that clothing is thoroughly cleaned can also help to prevent transmission of lice to other people.
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