lice

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Lice are spread by direct contact with the hair or items that an infested person has used, like hats, combs, brushes, towels, pillows, beds or even stuffed animals.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2024

Lice and chicken pox have spread, he said, and on Wednesday morning alone he treated four cases of meningitis.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 9, 2023

Lice are small insects that live on human heads and feed off of their blood.

From NewsForKids.net • Nov. 15, 2022

Lice are attracted to fish pens and can jump to wild salmon that pass by.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 19, 2020

Lice Peeking was just a lazy lump who didn’t know anything about my father.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen