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Do coats and backpacks need to be bagged to prevent transfer of a head louse from one coat or backpack to another?

April 26, 2017backpack backpacks bagged coat coats Head louse transfer

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Do coats and backpacks need to be bagged to prevent transfer of a head louse from one coat or backpack to another?

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A live louse does not leave the head of an infested person unless the head is heavily infested with live lice. In that case, coats and backpacks would be bagged each morning for one to two weeks.