Jason Biggs' wife among rising head lice victims as $1.3B treatment market soars READ MORE: The common medications that make your flu shot less effective By SADIE WHITELOCKS FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 20:54, 15 November 2024 | Updated: 20:54, 15 November 2024 e-mail View comments Head lice infestations have exploded globally, according to experts, with the treatment market set to reach $1.
3billion in the next five years. The Lice Treatment Global Market Report 2024 from ResearchAndMarkets.com reveals there has been a 'global rise in the incidence of lice infestations.
' In the US, the CDC notes there 'isn't reliable data' on how many people get head lice each year, but it is estimated six to 12million children aged three to 11 are blighted by the tiny insects. The report suggests numbers could be on the rise, as lice have become 'resistant' to older, chemical-based treatments. And no one is immune.
Most recently, Jason Biggs' actress wife Jenny Mollen brought the topic of head lice into the spotlight after discovering an infestation midway through a commercial flight. This means there is a greater demand for new environmentally-friendly formulations and 'methods that can address resistant strains of lice.' Eliana Ortega, who is the founder of Larger Than Lice - a New York-based in-home head lice removal service - told DailyMail.
com over the past two years, she has seen a 'significant rise' in lice infestation cases. Looking at possible reasons for this spike, she says: 'I be.
