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Crabs
(Pubic Lice)
(curable with medication)
- Crabs are
tiny little blood-sucking bugs (lice) that live in pubic hair
and cause a lot of itching.
- Crabs are
usually transmitted through skin-to-skin contact with an infected
person. These little bugs can literally jump from the pubic hair
of one person to that of another during sex. They can also be
transmitted through sleeping in infested bedding, wearing infested
clothing, and possibly from contact with an infested toilet seat.
- Usually,
crabs will be found in the pubic area, but lice can also infest
armpits, eyelashes, beards, mustaches and even head hair. The
main symptom is intense itching. The itching usually comes from
an allergic reaction to lice bites.
- Crabs can
be treated by putting a liquid medicine directly on your pubic
hair. You can get a prescription from your doctor. You can buy
over-the-counter treatments as well. After treatment, a fine-toothed
comb can be used to remove the crabs and their eggs.
- Make sure
you wash and dry your clothes, bedding, towels, etc. with hot
water to kill crabs and their eggs.
- Notify any
sex partners immediately so they can be treated.
- Crabs can
still be transmitted even if you use a latex condom to help prevent
other STDs.
- Crabs have
three stages of life: egg, nit and louse (singular of lice). The
nits hatch within five to 10 days after they are laid.
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