louse

This was the result of the Swanburne hair poultice that was applied on a regular basis, to repel lice and fleas and encourage healthy scalps, according to school policy.

The importance of maintaining a healthy scalp is not to be sneezed at, and lice are no picnic either.

The latter is transmitted by lice and produces alternating periods of fever and recovery.

She sees many children in her class who she thinks would probably be better off at home: “Kids with a lot of green and yellow mucus. We’ve had kids with active lice in school.”

Initially, we can’t wait for Iacono’s louse to get eaten but we come to treasure his comic relief, particularly when Xavier wanders off to relieve himself next to a nest of velociraptors.