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Does head lice carry disease?
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No!: Head lice do not carry or transmit any disease. (body lice do transmit disease, but they are different.) you may get a secondary skin infection from scratching so much that the scalp gets raw.
Answered 11/3/2018
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No: The body louse is a known carrier of disease but head lice are just a pest.
Answered 11/3/2018
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Head lice: Head lice don't transmit other infectious diseases. Body lice can transmit diseases such as epidemic typhus, trench fever & relapsing fever.
Answered 11/3/2018
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