article_snippet.sent: my head is itching horribly.
article_snippet.sent: Without thinking, I scratch behind my ear, then near the crown, before my fingers move to my neck — where I can feel a smattering of small bites.
article_snippet.sent: I don’t just want to scratch, I want to rake my nails across my scalp and draw blood.
article_snippet.sent: I ran to the nearest chemist and doused my head with the industrial-strength chemicals that were then usual treatment for nits.
article_snippet.sent: I had seen the scratching
article_snippet.sent: and I could feel the prickle on my own scalp.
article_snippet.sent: After a week with me and my daughters, my daughters head started to itch.