Youngsters infect themselves with head lice. Students in Sofia Bulgaria have begun buying and selling them to one another in matchboxes after learning that they would automatically get three days off from school if found to be infected. ‘A Bulgarian education spokesman told the Daily Trud
newspaper: “This regulation, that was aimed at
stopping head lice spreading, appears to have worked
against us, especially now when there are a lot of
exams.” ‘ Things bite back… Ananova