Anonymous
10/18/2023 09:55
Subject: DCPS - lice
Anonymous wrote:Lice that evoled in Europe are evolved for straight hair. Lice that evolved in African countries evolved to be better adapted to African hair. It's harder for the lice to hold in in the hair that they are not evolved for.
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/can-african-americans-get-lice#risk
Though American studies have shown a low prevalence of lice in Black children in the U.S., that doesn't apply to Black children in Africa. The WHO writes, "Despite reports from the USA that Black students are less infested than white, head lice are a serious problem in Africa."
https://www.allure.com/story/can-black-people-get-lice
But it doesn't matter. Just preventive lice comb.
Two comments.
1. Fascinating. Never considered there'd be lice that could or could not hold onto different hair structures.
2. I love how quickly the PC police jumped in to lecture the person who asked about black hair and lice, as if asking that question was akin to KKK level racism.
Anonymous
10/18/2023 07:46
Subject: DCPS - lice
Yeah, okay. Black kids get lice.
Anonymous wrote:According to our pediatrician (a Black woman), the lice in this area do not have the gripping mechanism to survive on coiled hair. There are apparently are different strains of lice in Africa that can exist on coiled hair, but these strains are not usually seen in these parts.
Anonymous
10/17/2023 22:21
Subject: DCPS - lice
According to our pediatrician (a Black woman), the lice in this area do not have the gripping mechanism to survive on coiled hair. There are apparently are different strains of lice in Africa that can exist on coiled hair, but these strains are not usually seen in these parts.
Anonymous
10/17/2023 22:19
Subject: DCPS - lice
Lice that evoled in Europe are evolved for straight hair. Lice that evolved in African countries evolved to be better adapted to African hair. It's harder for the lice to hold in in the hair that they are not evolved for.
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/can-african-americans-get-lice#risk
Though American studies have shown a low prevalence of lice in Black children in the U.S., that doesn't apply to Black children in Africa. The WHO writes, "Despite reports from the USA that Black students are less infested than white, head lice are a serious problem in Africa."
https://www.allure.com/story/can-black-people-get-lice
But it doesn't matter. Just preventive lice comb.
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/can-african-americans-get-lice#risk
Though American studies have shown a low prevalence of lice in Black children in the U.S., that doesn't apply to Black children in Africa. The WHO writes, "Despite reports from the USA that Black students are less infested than white, head lice are a serious problem in Africa."
https://www.allure.com/story/can-black-people-get-lice
But it doesn't matter. Just preventive lice comb.