Head lice are parasitic insects that burrow to the root of people’s hair and suck the blood from their scalps. While many parents have to treat their children, knowing how to find and remove ...

Every year, 6 million to 12 million children in the United States, ages 3 to 11, experience head lice infestations, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Lice. Just the word can make anyone’s head feel itchy! Every year, according to an estimate from the CDC, between 6 and 12 million children get head lice!

Now, students are no longer required to leave class if they have lice. Even though they can be a nuisance, Western U.P. Health Department director Dr. Robert Van Howe says lice don’t carry any ...