Parents, Children, and Head Lice
headlice June 16th, 2008
Last week, LICENDERS provided a head lice screening at a private school in lower Manhattan. David S.* in one of the primary grades was found to have a heavy case of head lice. When LICENDERS describes a case as heavy, it means that there are live lice bugs. In addition, usually in a "heavy" case, the hair is infested with too many nits [louse eggs] to count, in various stages of maturity. These symptoms indicate that the lice infestation is not new. Multiple adult lice have had the opportunity to mature, lay lice eggs, and those nits are already hatching. This is minimally a 2-3 week cycle. The likelihood that other family members are infested with lice during that time is obviously very high.
Sharon S.*, David's mother, was referred to LICENDERS by the school. She made an appointment to bring David in to the LICENDERS Lice Treatment Salon, in Manhattan. We got a call from Angela, the clinician treating the S. family. The problem was, that Angela saw live lice bugs on Sharon's head, but Sharon* herself did not want to be treated! During a lice infestation, parents are often too upset to think rationally. LICENDERS' clinicians understand this, and a professional approach to the situation was implemented. We work together as a team to get the lice removal job done right. Our dedicated staff representative, Zoe, called Sharon* personally.
to be continued
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