Head Lice Season is here! Please check your child's hair today
Head lice are small insects found on the human head. They grow to about the size of a pin head, sesame seed or grain of sand.
Anyone can get head lice. They are a common problem and cause concern and frustration for parents and children. Catching head lice has nothing to do with poor hygiene.
People get head lice from head to head (hair to hair) contact with someone who already has head lice. This can easily happen when children play or sleep together and their heads touch.
Head lice can only crawl from hair to hair. They can't fly or jump from head to head. Head lice only survive on humans. They die quickly when they are not on the head, usually within 24 hours.
Please see these websites for treatment and prevention procedures
https://www.health.govt.nz/your-health/conditions-and-treatments/diseases-and-illnesses/head-lice