NEW SPECIES OF HEADLICE

A warning for parents – a new and potentially drug-resistant species of head lice is appearing on the heads of children around the United States. As many as 12 million school children in America between the ages of 3 and 11 get lice. Now there’s a potential for “super lice.” A study found 95 percent of lice populations collected from 30 states tested positive for a mutation resistant to common over-the-counter treatments. To combat the new species, health officials said parents need to pick the lice out of their child’s hair and fight the instinct to over treat or give preventative treatments-READ MORE-http://news10.com/2015/08/19/new-species-of-head-lice-being-found-among-u-s-kids/