7 Bugs That Look Like Lice We’ve found seven bugs that have lice-like bodies and sizes. Some things can help you distinguish them from each other. Keep reading to learn about each of them! 1 ...

Ever year, an estimated 6 to 12 million children get head lice, leading to questions about missed school and work.

Kids are back in school and some of them might be coming home with more than just homework. A woman known as the “Potomac Lice Lady” says there are a few things parents should know that can help if ...

Is there any way you’re not going to wonder if it’s head lice? Head lice are tiny bugs that attach themselves to body hair, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Head lice can ...

Those bugs, dubbed “super lice” in some early news reports, drew dire predictions that it would soon be impossible to kill the insects with existing treatments.

Head lice can cause localized infection if excessive scratching introduces bacteria into an open wound, but the bugs themselves don’t spread disease or carry human pathogens, the CDPH says.

Most of the time, bugs on your scalp are head lice. But you may also find fleas, ants, or other types of insects on your head. Here’s how to identify and treat them.

Lice are external parasites that live on the skin. Most lice are harmless to overall health, but they do cause tiny bites, which can be bothersome.

The great lice debate is heating up this fall, with talk of so-called "super lice" and more school districts scrapping the old practice of sending children home until there's no trace of the parasite.

If students have live lice bugs, they are not allowed in school. If they have nits, or lice eggs, in their hair, they are allowed in the classroom.

But what made matters even worse was when he found out he had died in the psychiatric wing -- covered in sores and bites from bed bugs and lice.