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Updated June 30, 2014.

Head Lice Infestation in a Girl with Long Hair

A young girl with a head lice infestation. Although it is hard to see it, there was a large, live louse in the shot a second before the picture was taken, which just goes to show how it can be to find lice sometimes, especially in girls with long hair.