LiceDoctors Advises Sacramento Families On 10 Most Likely Places to Pick Up a Head Lice Infestation

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Oct. 5, 2014 - PRLog -- No parents wants to hear the words "head lice" uttered with respect to their child. No adult wants to feel itchy and then see a bug crawl out of her hair. Unfortunately, head lice are part of every day lice in today's times. No one is immune to lice and the incidence is growing in Sacramento and around the nation.

There are reasons for the prevalence of lice today. For one thing, lice have developed a resistance to chemical lice treatments. Parents do not always realize this and unwittingly treat their children and send them back to school with still active cases.

It is important for people to know where they are at most risk for contracting head lice.  Following are likely places and ways people transfer head lice:

1. Classrooms--children are at most risk for getting head lice as lice are usually transferred from head to head contact and  young children tend to socialize in close physical proximity to each other.

2. Within a family setting--if a child has head lice, the odds are over 70% that she or he will transmit head lice to mom or siblings. Lice are very contagious.

3. At a sleep over-again if a child sleeps near an infested friend there is ample opportunity for the head lice to move from head to head. Lice do not like to stay off the head for very long as they need human blood and temperature to survive.

4. On sports teams-enthusiastic athletes love team hugs after a basket, home run or goal. Nothing like head to head contact to pass along the critters. Also, anyone who borrrows a team mate's helmet or cap is asking for lice trouble.

5. Birthday parties-although these events are part of every day life, again children are socializing and therefore increasing their chances of getting lice.

6. Mat exercises-this applies to adults who engage in yoga or Pilates as well as kids who are on gymnastics or tumbling teams. People should not share mats and any mats that are used by a team should be wiped down frequently.

7. On mass transit or in a movie theatre--although bugs only survive for one day off the head, if you sit in a chair that was inhabited by an infested person immediately prior to your sitting there, you are a likely candidate for picking up a bug. Best to take a cloth and do a quick wipe down before seating yourself.

8. Selfies--although not a primary way of contracting lice, if an infested head is next to someone, lice may have the chance to crawl from person a to person b.

9. Children playing video games-yes, children who sit next to each other for hours with controls in the hands staring at the tv are oblivious to how close they are to their friend. Lice can easily climb from one head to another.

10. Summer camp-children who go to overnight camp are at particular risk because they tend to hang out on each others' beds while in the bunk. Kids at day camp, though, also contract lice through the day to day close contact with friends.

LiceDoctors understands that unless you live in a bubble, head lice are often an unavoidable fact of life. Keep in mind places where you most at risk. Use gel or mousse or lice repellent spray when in high risk venues. Keep long hair up in a bun or braid. Check your children for lice in bright light on a regualr basis.

If you find that you have lice, give LiceDoctors a call in Sacramento at 916-514-7031 and a technician will come to your home at your convenience. LiceDoctors also makes house calls in California in Los Angeles, San Francisco and the Bay Area, Orange County,  San Bernardino and the Inland Empire, and San Diego and surrounding areas. LiceDoctors can be found online at www.licedoctors.com or at 800-224-2537. LiceDoctors has a medical doctor on staff and has successfully treated over 100,000 clients. The company uses an all-natural treatment protocol and has an "A" rating with Better Business Bureau.