Heads Up Austin: Lice Removal Service Warns of the 10 Most Common Venues to Contract a Head Lice Infestation in an Effort to Help Families to Avoid It

Austin, TX, October 09, 2014 --(PR.com)-- LiceDoctors Head Lice Treatment and Nit Removal Service has been treating families in Austin, Texas for several years. Every day parents ask how and where their children picked up their cases of head lice. According to LiceDoctors owner, Wendy Beck, who has been a lice professional for nearly 20 years, there are common places where people are likely to pick up a case of head lice.

LiceDoctors has compiled a list of likely venues of lice transmission to help parents to take precautions when they or their children are in these places.

1. Classrooms--children are at most risk for getting head lice as lice are usually transferred from head to head contact and young children tend to socialize in close physical proximity to each other.

2. Within a family setting--if a child has head lice, the odds are over 70% that she or he will transmit head lice to mom or siblings. Lice are very contagious.

3. At a sleep over-again if a child sleeps near an infested friend there is ample opportunity for the head lice to move from head to head. Lice do not like to stay off the head for very long as they need human blood and temperature to survive.

4. On sports teams-enthusiastic athletes love team hugs after a basket, home run or goal. Nothing like head to head contact to pass along the critters. Also, anyone who borrrows a team mate's helmet or cap is asking for lice trouble.

5. Birthday parties-although these events are part of every day life, again children are socializing and therefore increasing their chances of getting lice.

6. Mat exercises-this applies to adults who engage in yoga or Pilates as well as kids who are on gymnastics or tumbling teams. People should not share mats and any mats that are used by a team should be wiped down frequently.

7. On mass transit or in a movie theatre--although bugs only survive for one day off the head, if you sit in a chair that was inhabited by an infested person immediately prior to your sitting there, you are a likely candidate for picking up a bug. Best to take a cloth and do a quick wipe down before seating yourself.

8. Selfies--although not a primary way of contracting lice, if an infested head is next to someone, lice may have the chance to crawl from person a to person b.

9. Children playing video games-yes, children who sit next to each other for hours with controls in the hands staring at the tv are oblivious to how close they are to their friend. Lice can easily climb from one head to another.

10. Summer camp-children who go to overnight camp are at particular risk because they tend to hang out on each others' beds while in the bunk. Kids at day camp, though, also contract lice through the day to day close contact with friends.

When you or your loved ones are in any of these venues, LiceDoctors recommends the us of gel or mousse or lice repellent spray. This puts a protective coating over the hair and makes it more difficult for head lice to attach to the hair. In addition, people with long hair should keep it up in a bun or braid. Check your children for lice in bright light on a regualr basis.

If you find that you have lice, give LiceDoctors a call in Austin, Texas at 512-318-2929. In Texas, LiceDoctors also makes house calls to Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio, and El Paso. LiceDoctors can be found online at www.licedoctors.com or at 800-224-2537. LiceDoctors has a medical doctor on staff and has successfully treated over 100,000 clients. The company uses an all-natural treatment protocol and has an "A" rating with Better Business Bureau.