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They pose no real health
threat, but they make us un-
comfortable. Their very being
suggests uncleanliness and
sloth, and if we find them in our
midst we are deeply embar-
rassed.
Adding to their ugliness, they
prey mostly on our young. They
love elementary schools and
camps, where youngsters share
secrets and hats and hair-
brushes, where they sit close to-
gether around lunch tables, or
lie on the ground with their
heads touching, telling ghost sto-
ries.
Once the bugs arrive, a reg-
ular showering does little good.
Their six clawlike legs have a
surefootedness that would be
the envy of any professional
surfer or skier.
So we napalm them with
shampoos that are really pesti-
cides. Yet anecdotal evidence is
mounting that the critters are
developing a resistance to our
chemicals.
All this power in a 30-day life
span!
The average grown-up louse
is roughly the size of a sesame
seed and almost clear in color.
It needs human blood and
warmth to survive, and finds
them both atop our furry heads.
When it feeds, the louse turns
reddish-brown. It injects some
saliva to keep the wound from
clotting and to facilitate later
dining. This spit is what makes
our heads itch. When we itch,
we scratch, and it's the scratch-
ing that often alerts us to the in-
vaders.
Female lice lay some 90 to
100 eggs in their monthlong life-
times. The oval, grayish-white
eggs, called nits, are glued to the
sides of hairs just above the
scalp. There they sit for seven to
10 days before hatching.
Lice are equal-opportunity
parasites, stopped by neither
poverty line nor color line.
"Anyone can get lice," said
Susie Horn, a special-projects
nurse with San Diego City
Schools. And at any time; lice
don't take vacations.
Youngsters are the preferred
target. Their hair is thick and
healthy, providing plenty of liv-
ing space. And they hang out to-
gether, offering the lice
unlimited opportunities for ex-
pansion.
Kids do things like trade hats.
They use each other's brushes.
They wear each other's coats.
They have sleepovers and gig-
gle in close proximity.
Once a child gets lice, the in-
festation can spread easily to
other members of the family,
even to teachers and coaches.
"I've been a school nurse for
23 years," Ms. Horn said, "and
it's always been a problem."
But statistics kept by the

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