What Causes Head Lice?
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
7. Risk Factors
Just about anybody can get head lice, and even people with short hair can catch them. It is often stated that head lice prefer the heads of people that don’t wash often but this is not true. Although people of all ages can get them, children are by far the most commonly affected group.
As mentioned, this is because children tend to stay close together; close enough for the lice to be able to walk from one host to another. When adults get head lice, it is usually through close contact with their children. For some reason, women tend to be affected by head lice less frequently than men are. Head lice are also less likely to infect people with Afro hair.
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