441 N. Wabash Ave., Marion, IN 46952. Your gift will light up the community . . . Back to Top Health screens and weight management classes to start In an effort to meet employees needs the employee wellness advisory committee has scheduled kickoff for its first two programs-health screens and weight management classes. Employees can participate in any or all of the screenings. Exclusively parasites of man, they live on or near the scalp and attach their tiny eggs, called nits, to hair shafts.
Head lice are incapable of flying or jumping but can crawl fairly rapidly.
Transmission of head lice requires close contact-often found among children during games, sports, slumber parties and similar activities. Transmission can also occur by means of bed linens and clothing including hats, coats, sweaters and scarves, which may be piled on top of each other during gym class or other play periods. Other means of transmission are through toilet articles including hairbrushes, combs and towels. Children who share lockers are more prone to developing head lice infestation than children who have their own lockers. In day care centers and nursery schools, paint smocks, blankets and soft toys have been found to transmit head lice.