2006-07-09 13:37:03 · 17 answers · asked by snuffylover4 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ STDs
Pediculosis is an infestation of lice. Body lice infestations occur primarily on clothing, especially along the seams of inner surfaces and the adjacent area of the skin. Pubic/crab lice infest hairy parts of the body including the groin, eyebrows, eyelashes and facial hair. Both body lice and pubic/crab lice feed on human blood and can cause severe local itching.
The first indication of an infestation is usually itching around the area of the body where the lice feed. Itching in the groin area should lead to an examination for louse nits (eggs) in that area. Severe scratching may result in secondary bacterial infection in these areas. Pubic/crab lice do not spread disease. Body lice are capable of spreading certain diseases like epidemic typhus, relapsing fever, and trench fever.
Because body lice spend most of the time on clothing except for short periods of time on skin when feeding, persons with body lice should not be treated with lice-killing medications. To control body lice, clothing and bedding that had contact with an infested person should be washed and dried at the hottest temperature possible to kill the lice and nits.
It is an untrue fallacy that nits or pubic lice bury into the skin. The reason that shaving is an inadequate treatment is because they don't live on the human body, they live in bedlinen, clothing seams etc. and only go on the body to feed on human blood therefore shaving would be a complete waste of time!
2006-07-16 12:35:57 · answer #1 · answered by stephen3057 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nits only habit clean hair, so if your child has nits be proud. crabs on the other hand are a different species which lay eggs, the dehairing although is a good solution is not the best way to get rid of them, any good chemist will give you a remedy.
Talking about nits and crabs did you realise that the most prevalent STD is Genital Warts and that 25% of the sexual active population have them? But as any STD Dr would say " if I want an STD, Genital Warts would be the one I would pick"
2006-07-09 14:32:16 · answer #2 · answered by BackMan 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The answer is to shave your pubes all the time, then you won't get crabs in the first place. Of course being more careful about who you have sex with is the safest way to avoid crabs and all the other nasties that are lurking in/on other people's bodies.
2006-07-09 22:35:07 · answer #3 · answered by Pete M 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-17 02:31:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-04-29 03:14:29 · answer #5 · answered by keeley 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think I would prefer a waxing, it stays hairfree for longer, but you are so right. Although I don't know too many guys that would like to shave off down there.
2006-07-09 17:07:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2017-03-01 05:36:32 · answer #8 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because that doesnt get rid of them, the lice can lay eggs just under the skin. nit lotion is the only way of getting rid of them
2006-07-10 05:03:19 · answer #9 · answered by Irishbird3 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
man it itches worse than crabs, just use the quell and it will be okay!
2006-07-09 13:49:46 · answer #10 · answered by sorrells316 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋