Reader's view: Nurse wrong to say head lice can't spread disease Duluth News Tribune There's evidence to suggest a school nurse quoted in the Feb. 9 story, “Parent says new lice policy is lousy,” was factually mistaken when she stated “There is no disease with head lice.” Several rickettsial diseases can be spread by lice, experts have ... |
Reader's view: Simple home treatments can keep head lice at bay Duluth News Tribune Reader's view: Simple home treatments can keep head lice at bay. This is for all moms dealing with the louse and school issue, including the mother featured in the Feb. 9 story, “Parent says new lice policy is lousy.” This is for all moms dealing with ... |
Parent says Duluth schools' new lice policy is lousy Duluth News Tribune Keith said she's convinced that her daughter, second-grader Sammi Keith, has gotten head lice at least eight times this school year at her school, Nettleton Elementary. She blames a revised procedure in the Duluth schools that allows children to remain ... |
about head lice Duluth News Tribune Head lice, aka Pediculosis capitis, are tiny insects that cannot live without a human host. They are spread from head to head, said Lori Saari, a public health nurse with the Duluth schools. No one knows where the first louse came from. “Lice have been ... |