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San Diego head lice infestations are becoming increasingly prevalent among school age children. Because lice are contagious, often families of these children also get head lice infestation and are in need of lice treatment. Increased physical contact with other school children increases the possibility of children getting head lice.

“Please help me. I have been picking nits from my children’s’ heads for the past week. I thought I was done and this morning I found a bug and more nits. I also have no one to check my head” This is a call that we got this morning from a mom in Tucson and it is very typical of the calls that we get from people with head lice".

Did you know that: Head lice are more common in warm and hot weather months and are active year-round in climates like Phoenix. Hot weather encourages reproduction among hearty desert lice. Head lice are constantly adapting to their environment and have continued to do so for a million years.