Head lice are considered a nuisance — a pest to be evicted from the hair on your head or the head of a loved one with a special comb or shampoo. But there's more to lice than their elimination. These ...
Children have returned to school and are bringing home stories about the things they learned and the friends they made. But some parents are concerned they could also be bringing home a tiny nuisance ...
About 5,000 years ago, a bacterium that was primarily transmitted via ticks made a switch to louse. That may have been a strategic evolutionary opportunity, since the change from tick to louse as a ...
Parents are used to getting the dreaded “lice letter” and clearing their calendars, not just their kids’ scalps. So when a school tells families to treat the bugs but still send children to class, it ...