Not usually. Head lice have adapted to survive and thrive on your head, not your face. They need an environment like your scalp to grow and reproduce. Very rarely do head lice survive in a beard.

No. No type of lice can live on leather. Since leather isn’t a porous surface, doesn’t have hair or fibers, and isn’t warm, lice can’t live on it. There are three main types of lice: head, pubic, and ...

Syracuse, N.Y. -- “Super lice,” as too many parents likely know, have become the most common headache in the battle to keep scalps and hair critter-free. But hope exists for removing the mutant pests.

Any evidence of lice was once reason for immediate dismissal from school, with no return until the student's head was lice free. But "no-nit" policies have been dropped in favor of "nonexclusion" ...

Head lice and nits are extremely common among children, and finding that you have a case on your hands can be alarming. Parents might be tempted to keep kids out of school when they spot the bugs, but ...