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Selfie…#1 New Word of The Year

#1 way to get lice is head to head contact. What happens when you take a selfie with a friend? Never worry about lice if you do a combing head check. Learn how now from our instructional videos at CenterforLiceControl.com

What happens when you take a selfie?  You get in close and pose for a picture taken by your self of your self.  Your range is only as long as the length of your arm, so that doesn’t leave much room to fit a lot in the frame of the picture.  If you were taking a selfie with a friend you would probably have to get pretty close together to take a good photo.  By good I mean one that is worthy of posting on Facebook, Instagram, or twitter.  Due to social media the Oxford Dictionaries has honored the word selfie as becoming the #1 new word of the year in 2013.

Number one Way to Get Lice? Head to Head Contact

The number one way to get head lice is head to head contact.  Over 90% of all lice cases are contracted by hair touching hair or heads touching heads. Believe it or not, the chances of getting lice from our friends and family have increased because of the famous act of putting heads together and taking a selfie.

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