Do you have to treat your swimming pool with anything if someone with lice was in it swimming?

Answer 1

The chemicals in the pool won't effect the lice. It will take a lot more than that. I recommend buying a shampoo specifically for getting lice out. If that doesn't work, you should talk to your doctor or something. The lice cling onto your hair shaft and don't let go even if your underwater. Actually, you shouldn't go swimming until the lice is away. You may give it to somebody else. I got a lot of this information from answers.Yahoo.com.

Answer 2

While the chlorine levels in most pools are not enough to kill head lice, head lice react to being submerged in water by locking onto hair and holding on for dear life. Because of this they are very unlikely to release from their host and find a new one. Towels, however, can carry lice.

Answer 3

Head lice generally cannot survive longer than 24 hours off the host.

The adult body louse can survive no longer than eight to ten days off the host.

So just don't use the pool for 10 days, and it should be clear.

Answer 4

Your pool chemicals should take care of it. Lice don't swim, but if this person was in the house on a sofa or bed the lice will make a home out of fabrics and anyone can get the lice from those sources.

Answer 5

Not if the pool has a proper level of oxidizer in it

Answer 6

You can. But it depends also... So watch out.

Answer 7

No they can not. The chlorine will kill them.

Answer 8

I am pretty sure they can be

Answer 9

Yes

Answer 10

no