Monday, September 17, 2012

Los piojos - or head lice

Yari has piojos or head lice and her mom was picking them off tonight. This is not unusual in the tropics when other kids in school don't combat the problem. Head lice are common with kids from 5 thru 12 years old when they are in primary school. Yari is both uncomfortable with them and somewhat embarrassed she has them. Head lice are a sign of a lower standard of living. We will buy a shampoo tomorrow that should clean her up. Girls are more susceptible due to longer hair.

We found this web site that will talk to you in Spanish about the problems of Los Piojos .... Los piojos

Lice

2 comments:

John Calypso said...

YUK - NO FUN.

sparks said...

Shampoo and a fine tooth comb took care of them for the time being

The construction of the house finished in April 2011 and I'm pretty much settled in. As of March 2014 I'm in preparation for rain mode for this coming summer. That includes sealing and painting things and dealing with drainage issues from last year.

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