I saw a thread where the ladies avatars were of dark complexions and it was talking about head lice. And my fiance is an African American and says he's never had head lice, and his mom always told him black people couldn't get head lice. Is this true? Or no?
2007-02-06 01:31:04 · 10 answers · asked by Marlietta 3 in Beauty & Style ➔ Hair
Yes and no!
Head lice have to be highly adapted to their environment if they are going to thrive.
This means they have to be able to scoot around easily in human hair.
The shape of hair strands differ between different racial groups and this effects head lice.
Africans living in Africa get head lice that are highly adapted to living in hair with strands that are oval in cross section. The differences are small but they are significant.
Caucasians have round hair strands and have head lice that are adapted to this shape.
In North America most head lice seem to come from the Caucasian strain and thrive in children with round hair strands, that is mainly Caucasian and Hispanic children.
There are some cases of head lice in African American children but the pool of these head lice seems to be very much smaller and so the incidence of head lice is much lower.
We get plenty of reports of bi-racial children getting head lice so we have to assume that their hair is suitable for at least one, maybe both strains of head lice to prosper.
That is how we understand the situation from 7 years of observing head lice.
2007-02-06 01:52:46 · answer #1 · answered by harpoonlouis 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is very likely to pass it on to people. You will probably have to go buy some remedies for it at the supermarket,I believe there are oils you can use or something in your hair but yes you have to get someone to go through and remove all the nits (Eggs) as well with a special comb. Lice is really annoying, you can catch it anywhere. I'm sorry to hear you caught them :( You will need to remove the braids i believe, but im not sure if you would be allowed to enter a hairsalon with lice as it will spread!
2016-05-23 23:18:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
NOOO. that is not true because i had a black friend with head lice....Anyone and everyone can get lice..its just a matter of time..so tell your fiance to be careful whos brush he uses........hope this info is useful
2007-02-06 01:37:54 · answer #3 · answered by marcie 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
To be quite honest, I've heard they have to keep alot of Gels & Hot Oil treatments in their hair......so because of this its harder for the lice to get into their hair.... So, I would imagine it is "True" that they can't get head lice!! Lucky Them, hoh!! Smile!!!
2007-02-06 01:50:51 · answer #4 · answered by Hmg♥Brd 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Anyone can get them. I'm Cherokee and never had head lice, but another Cherokee gal I grew up with got them every time there was a problem with them in school. It seems body chemistry,. not ethnicity, attracts the darned things.
2007-02-06 01:56:20 · answer #5 · answered by Danagasta 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
everyone can have head lice
if you have hair you can get it
who cares if your hair is of a certain quality or thickness
the lice don't care
it's hair
2007-02-06 01:39:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes they can! But it depend on what they put in their hair .If their hair is real dry they most likely to get it.My friends little girl got it before and we like to never got all that mess out that poor childs head.We had to use like four bottles of that Nix head lice treatment because her hair is so thick.I will never forget it !
2007-02-06 01:38:53 · answer #7 · answered by tosha38401 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes
2007-02-06 02:15:43 · answer #8 · answered by Quo 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no coz any one with hair can have head lice. i'm black and i have had them so there thats sooo racist
2007-02-06 01:35:02 · answer #9 · answered by indiebbz 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you have hair, you can get it.
2007-02-06 01:39:05 · answer #10 · answered by Jade22 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋