How… do we get head lice?

Name: Kefira Year: 5 Every year between six and 12 million people worldwide get head lice. Head lice are tiny bugs that crawl onto your head and make your scalp itch. You may have heard people say that head lice only like dirty hair – and some say they only like clean hair. In fact, they’ll crawl onto any head at all, as long as it has hair. Head lice crawl from one head to another and are mostly spread by children. Lice can move to another head when you give someone a hug, or use the same hat or hairbrush, and they multiply quickly. Every day a single louse can lay around eight eggs, which will hatch, meaning more of the lice will crawl around on your head. Special…

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