Head Lice article

"Each one could hatch a bug?" the mother asked. "Thank God you're here." When all the nits were gone and the mother had detailed follow-up instructions -- and had decided to purchase a comb and the secret potion -- Mucci hit the road again.
"That was mild," she shrugged. "Often we see 10 to 15 live bugs and more than 100 nits. I've treated everyone from a four-month-old baby to an 88-year-old grandmother," including the scions of some famous families. "There shouldn't be such a stigma attached to this," she said. "Look, I was the kid who got sent home all the time with lice. My father used to rip my hair out with the comb, scream. I had pesticides poured on my head . . ." She stopped to compose herself. "It's just, no child has to go through what I went through."
Then Dawn Mucci headed north for the next nitpick, quite unconcerned about the risk to her own head. "In five years, I think only one of my nitpickers has ever caught lice," she said before waving good-bye. "We're careful, and we avoid head-to-head contact with our customers. Obviously."