Summary
MOST parents with nursery and schoolage children will be horribly familiar with nits. But the nasty and embarrassing epidemic you should really be concerned about is molluscum contagiosum.
Millions of British children suffer from this unsightly and irritating condition, which can last months, even years.See the full content of this document
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The Classroom Epidemic That Makes Nits Seem Nice ; There'snoantidote.Andit'srunningriotamongourchildren...
As leading paediatric dermatologist Professor John Harper puts it: 'Molluscum is rampant, it's affecting most of our children and, to date, there is no specific antidote.' Molluscum is a highly contagious and unsightly skin infection caused by the poxvirus. The telltale signs are small shiny lesions which form on the surface of the skin, often in clusters and most often on the torso, limbs and fa...
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