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Myth or reality?
Lice
Myth or reality?
Lice
Myth or reality?
Lice
Answer: 
Anyone can catch lice by being in direct contact with someone who has them. Although they cannot fly or jump, they do move very quickly from hair to hair, making it easy for them to spread from one person to another. Children are most likely to get lice because they often play in close contact with their friends.
Answer:
Health professionals agree that lice are as attracted to clean hair as they are to dirty hair. These little bugs do not discriminate based on cleanliness or hair type. As long as they can feed off the blood of their host, lice are not picky about much else.
Remember that lice resist to regular shampoo, but are easily killed by special anti-lice treatments available at your local pharmacy.
