Can kids go in the pool with lice?
On One Hand: Head Lice Isn’t Very Contagious in PoolsAccording to the National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), contracting head lice in a swimming pool proves to be a rare occurrence. Head lice survive by holding onto your hair and will likely not release themselves from your hair when you go underwater. Even if head lice do transfer from an infected child to the water, the Harvard School of Public Health ensures the lice are most likely to be picked up by the pool’s filters before coming in contact with another child.On the Other: Take PrecautionsWhile swimming pools don’t appear to be efficient mediums to spread head lice, sharing towels and/or hair brushes with an infected child, after exiting the pool, leaves your child vulnerable to lice. Also, according to the CDC, if you let your child go swimming within the first 48 hours after using anti-lice shampoo, you decrease the effectiveness of the shampoo.Bottom LineYour child should be fine swimming if he has head li
