Head lice myths
Posted 4 August 10We’ve found this article with findings that lice don’t survive off the scalp. What are your thoughts?
Parents can forget about the burnt earth approach to head lice control – research has found that the nasty little suckers aren’t spread from the environment, from the floor, or furnishings.One of the popular beliefs
about head lice, the bane of many a parent and school, is that they can be
caught from the environment, from the floor, or furnishings.
This creates anxiety among parents that major spring cleaning might be needed, even though they’re advised not to bother.
A recent study from North Queensland provides some reassurance.
Researchers examined 118 primary school classrooms and over 2,000 children. 466 children carried 14,033 head lice. Great work if you can find it.
Anyway while the kids were out of the class having the zoos on their scalps removed, their carpeted floors in their classrooms were vacuumed and there wasn’t single louse to be found anywhere but on a human head.
The message is don’t bother about the house – deal with the scalp because
lice don’t survive elsewhere.
It’s not something to keep scratching your head over.
http://www.abc.net.au/health/minutes/stories/2002/12/04/740418.htm
