From the ISB Health Clinic:
We have heard there has been a case of head lice in Middle School.
Head lice is a common parasitic infection which only occurs on human hair. It is spread by direct head to head contact and contact with items that have been close to someone who has the infestation (such as hats, combs and pillows). It is not related to having “dirty” hair. It commonly occurs in school age children. Please see this link on head lice http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/lice/head/index.html
We ask all parents to check their children for head lice weekly for the next 4 weeks and to treat if any lice are found (and please notify the school if you find any lice by email (nurse@isb.ac.th)). We ask you to check weekly due to the fact that your child may only have a few lice initially and these may be missed on the original check.
How to check for Head Lice:
This will take 3-5 minutes to check your child’s head, depending on hair length and thickness.
Untangle the dry hair using an ordinary brush and comb.
- Once the comb moves freely through the hair without dragging, switch to a detection comb (a fine tooth comb available at pharmacies).
- Starting from the base or the side of the scalp, comb the hair from the scalp down to the end of the hair. Comb each section of hair 3-4 times before moving to an adjacent section.
- Look for lice as the comb is drawn through the hair.
- If a possible louse is seen, trap it against the face of the comb using your thumb. This avoids the risk of the louse being repelled by static electricity as the comb is pulled out of the hair.
- Continue combing the hair section by section until the whole head of hair is combed through.
For further information please look at this link (Checking for Head Lice)
If Head Lice are detected please contact the Health Clinic (nurse@isb.ac.th) and information about head lice and treatment will be provided.
Thank you for your co-operation.