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I read somewhere (I think Bill Bryson's "At Home") that they were almost wiped out at one point in the 20th century, but have recently started making a comeback
by gibspaulding 5y ago
I read somewhere (I think Bill Bryson's "At Home") that they were almost wiped out at one point in the 20th century, but have recently started making a comeback which seems to correlate with the rise of energy saving low temp wash cycles that aren't as effective at killing them.
- tpmx 5y agoLooking at the Google Trends graph I posted in the sibling comment - that would make so much sense.
- james_pm 5y agoPossible the higher instances are related to the fact that schools no longer do routine screening for lice. No more school nurse and no more chopsticks checks monthly means that they have a chance to spread amongst the kids before anyone notices.
- aqzman 5y agoOff topic, but Bill Bryson is such a fantastic author.