With kids at summer camp and back-to-school around the corner, experts say now is the peak of lice season — and “super lice” ...

“Students with lice can go home at the end of the day, be treated, and return to class after beginning appropriate treatment,” the CDC states. “Nits may stay in hair after treatment, but ...

'98 percent of the time when you get lice, it's from head-to-head contact with another person that has lice,' she added. She also chimed in on the myth that lice are more attracted to clean hair.

Typically, an adult washes a child’s hair, then uses a special lice comb (included with many over-the-counter lice shampoos) to find all the nits and remove them.

Small, red bumps: On the scalp, neck, and shoulders, which can be painful and itchy. Visible lice or eggs: Tiny, light brown or tan specks or oval-shaped eggs (nits) attached to the hair shaft.