One of the summer’s worst pests might already be in your house and it’s not a mosquito. Follow these tips to keep these sneaky bugs out of your home.

In most cases, lice are spread by direct, head-to-head contact. Indirect spread through contact with personal belongings of an infested individual, like combs, brushes or hats, is much less likely ...

School’s back and that means head lice will once again plague households with primary school-aged children. Here’s what you can to do to bust those nits.

MAKE THE BEST CHOICES WHEN FACING LICE. IT’S OFTEN A FAMILY AFFAIR WHEN IT COMES TO COLDS, FLU, AND EVEN HEAD LICE. JUST LIKE ITCHING MY HEAD AND I’M LIKE, I WAS LIKE, THAT IS DEFINITELY A BUG ...

Head lice have three main life stages: egg, nymph and adult. Lice eggs, or “nits,” are oval and yellowish white, about the size of a knot in thread.

While head lice had been on Sarah’s radar — she uses a preventative spray on her children’s hair — she was surprised her eight-year-old was only back in school 10 days when the problem ...

Head lice can cause localized infection if excessive scratching introduces bacteria into an open wound, but the bugs themselves don’t spread disease or carry human pathogens, the CDPH says.

Head lice are common in young children and families, and are passed on through head-to-head contact, not dirty hair. Medicated lotions and sprays, which can be purchased from pharmacies ...

According to the CDC, students with lice infestations not need to be sent home early from school. It also noted that the misdiagnosis of nits -- the eggs laid by head lice -- is very common during ...

“Head lice can be psychologically stressful to the affected individual.” A nurse examines a group of school children in New York. She is looking for head lice.

New guidelines from the CDC state that children with head lice can stay in school for the rest of the day after the insects are found on a child, receive treatment at home and return to school the ...

That is how lice are transmitted, head to head. Also, they don’t jump or hop, they only crawl. Indirect spreading—such as on combs or hats—is possible, but not as common.