title: The life of a head louse.
abstract: When children return to school after the summer holiday, cases of head lice appear to increase. Ian Burgess describes the life cycle of the head louse and dispels some of the myths about transmission of this insect. A second article discusses the detection and treatment of head lice.
authors.affiliation: Insect Research and Development Limited, Fulbourn, Cambridge.
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Burgess
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010373:Lice Infestations / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission*; D008018:Life Cycle Stages; D008297:Male; D010374:Pediculus / Q000502:physiology*; D012536:Scalp Dermatoses / Q000453:epidemiology; D012621:Seasons; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012737:Sex Factors