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We have an outbreak of lice at our school. i work in the computer lab that uses headphones and i am concerned about spreading the lice. thoughts?
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Take precautions: Although not high risk a simple precaution would be using your own headphones. If this is not practical then visually inspect the headphones for lice or hair and wipe down with a sanitizer wipe before use.
Answered 1/10/2013
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