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Can head lice carry disease?

April 26, 2017carry disease Head LICE

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Can head lice carry disease?

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Since head lice have a low morbidity rate and are fairly host specific, the odds are low that they will spread disease. Some researchers believe that they carry disease, and studies are being done in that area to prove it.

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