How to get rid of lice, according to CDC guidelines: Treatment requires using an Over-the-counter (OTC) or prescription medication. Follow these treatment steps: Before applying treatment, it may be helpful to remove clothing that can become wet or stained during treatment. Apply lice medicine,...
In February 2024, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) also updated its guidelines stating “You do not need to send students with head lice infestation home early from school.” "No healthy child or adolescent should be excluded from school or allowed to miss school ti...
Human Pathogens in Body and Head Lice - Volume 8, Number 12—December 2002 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal - CDC Using polymerase chain reaction and sequencing, we investigated the prevalence of Rickettsia prowazekii, Bartonella quintana, and Borrelia recurrentis in 841 body lice collected fro...