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Any person who comes in hair-to-hair contact with a lice-infested individual can contract lice. Head lice are most commonly seen on pre-school and school kids age 3-12. According to the Iowa Department of Public Health, kids can be placed into two risk groups related to lice infestation: 1) kids with head lice, and 2) kids at risk for contracting head lice.
