From: "Liquid Image Corp." Subject: Re: TECH: HMD Use by children and the transfer of head lice Date: 20 Dec 96 19:52:03 GMT Message-ID: <01bbeeaf$88892f40$aba870cc@merlin.magic.mb.ca> Organization: TotalNet Inc. > The only practical way we can think of minimizing or elimining the > transfer of head lice is to purchase a paper cap or something we can > put on a kids head before he/she puts on the HMD. It has to be made out of > > paper or some other cheap material so we can purchase a lots of them. Parasitic and microbiological transfer is an important issue to address with respect to utilizing HMDs in a public venue. We provide all of our customers with a detailed report, upon request, on dealing with these issues. You should ask the same from your HMD manufacturer. With respect to the paper caps, some HMD manufacturers have tried this and it didn't work out too well. First of all, some people think wearing an HMD makes one look silly - requiring all users to wear a paper shower cap will guarantee that everyone will have that same opinion. Second, with proper disinfection and user screening, the chances for transfer are drastically reduced. Third, let's say there was something "bad" in the HMD and the paper cap did block the transfer. Now the user takes off the cap and puts it in their pocket and carries the organism around with them. Hopefully the organism will die, but pockets, being as warm as they are, chances could be pretty slim. Now the user puts their hand in their pocket and ... (see where I'm going?) Also, head lice can jump almost 6 feet, they don't like cold HMDs - they like a nice warm clean head. Regards, Tony Havelka -- Liquid Image Corporation 659 Century Street Winnipeg, MB R3H 0L9 Cannada Vox: 204-772-0137 Fax: 204-772-0239 Url: http://www.liqiudimage.ca/vr/