Commuting by bicycle promotes the spread of head lice in the workplace

Seems such a shame after so much progress has been made in commuter cycling**!!

Commuting by bicycle promotes the spread of head lice in the workplace.**

The University of Netherlands has completed a research program where it monitored twenty five workplaces that had a large proportion of employees that cycled to work. Their findings showed that the prevalence of head lice, or louse, infections among all employees was 28% higher than other employee groups where cycling was not the main method of transport. The researchers, led by Professor Arthur de Boer, were at pains to point out that although head louse infection is an infectious disease many of the problems associated with the infection are due to society's reaction to it rather than the organism itself. Their research does show a loss of productivity due to workers needing to take time off to treat their infestations.................

http://www.adelaidecyclists.com/profiles/blogs/commuting-by-bicycle-promotes

So there's more to the Dutch than chocolate sprinkles..

Seems such a shame after so much progress has been made in commuter cycling**!!

Commuting by bicycle promotes the spread of head lice in the workplace.**

The University of Netherlands has completed a research program where it monitored twenty five workplaces that had a large proportion of employees that cycled to work. Their findings showed that the prevalence of head lice, or louse, infections among all employees was 28% higher than other employee groups where cycling was not the main method of transport. The researchers, led by Professor Arthur de Boer, were at pains to point out that although head louse infection is an infectious disease many of the problems associated with the infection are due to society's reaction to it rather than the organism itself. Their research does show a loss of productivity due to workers needing to take time off to treat their infestations.................

http://www.adelaidecyclists.com/profiles/blogs/commuting-by-bicycle-promotes

yeah but they tested this theory out on Lynx........... bunch of pot smoking hippies

disease?

disease?
An infectious one, aparrently.

An infectious one, aparrently.

One of four infectious diseases, aparrrently

People cycling to work are more likely to shower when they get there (if the facility exists). If so, they are also more likely to share towels provided by the workplace. Ergo, bigger headlice problem

I don't buy this story at all. fruitbat's point about sharing towels seems like the only logical way such a thing could happen. I don't know about you, but I take a fresh towel with me, there isn't a hope in hell that I would share my towel with someone else. I wouldn't expect any of my cycling buddies at work to share their towels with me either. So I don't get the doc's conclusion.

People cycling to work are more likely to shower when they get there (if the facility exists). If so, they are also more likely to share towels provided by the workplace. Ergo, bigger headlice problem

I thought the Dutch all cycled to work in their normal clothes tho', which kind of suggests that they don't shower when they get there.

Is anyone else's head suddenly itchy?

What date is it again?

2010

Thursday?

We are one four th of the way through the year.

^ Booohooo you guys killed the thread.

I was sooo looking forward to spending my Thursday afternoon reading a debate on head lice and cycling.

Showering is for people who don't like to share.