There are a number of preventative steps you can take to make sure you do not get hair lice or to prevent future cases of hair lice:
- Avoid direct head-to-head contact with other people.
- Do not share your personal belongings (such as combs, brushes, hair ties, hair pins, helmets, hats, beddings, etc.) with other people.
- Wash all contaminated items with soap and hot water at 130° F/54.4° C and dry at HIGH heat for at least 20 minutes.
- For contaminated items that cannot be washed (such as stuffed animals, comforters, clothing), tightly seal each item in a plastic bag for at least 2 weeks.
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