Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

I’m a pediatrician and a mom - here’s how to treat lice without stigma

(Version anglaise seulement)

par Emily J. C. Wong, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Virginia

Four words that parents in the classroom group chat dread to read: ‘My kid has lice.’

Head lice (Pediculus humanus capitis) are parasites that primarily infest children in childcare, preschool or elementary school. Having lice doesn’t indicate poor hygiene, despite a longstanding misconception driven by stigma, and lice don’t spread other diseases. But children with lice are often shamed and unnecessarily excluded from attending school.
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