I was wondering because my coworkers are complaining about itching after me sitting in their chairs.
2006-10-09 05:13:35 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
Start bringing some drawn butter, napkins and some seafood forks with you to work...that'll stop the complaining!
2006-10-09 10:03:07 · answer #1 · answered by gotalife 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Crabs or Pubic Lice
The name of this particular lice is Phthirus pubis, round, pinhead-size bugs that look like crabs. If you look hard enough, you can actually see them. They live in pubic hair, chest hair, armpit hair, and even eyelashes and eyebrows. You generally get crabs by having pubic-hair-to-pubic-hair contact with someone else who has them. But you can also get them from sleeping on infested bedding, using towels, or borrowing clothing from someone who has them (like a roommate). Crabs are also bloodsuckers, and the main health danger to you is that they can give you other diseases such as typhus. You can't have crabs and not know it: You'll have an intolerable itching in the infested area, and you can see the crabs yourself without a microscope. Unfortunately, scratching the itch makes it worse and can transfer the lice to other parts of your body.
Treatment involves pesticide lotions: permethrin 5 percent (Elimite) and lindane 1 percent (Kwell), both of which should be used very carefully. If you're pregnant, you shouldn't use it. There are safer nonprescription drugs you can ask your pharmacist about. None of these drugs can be used around the eyes, however. If you do have crabs in this area, petroleum jelly is recommended; it will smother the crabs. You can also see an ophthalmologist (eye specialist) who can prescribe a pesticide lotion that is safe for this area.
Once you're treated, you'll need to wash all your clothing, bedding, and towels in hot water, or just dry-clean them. The reason for this is because the eggs can live up to six days, and you can reinfest yourself or someone else.
2006-10-09 12:38:01 · answer #2 · answered by croc hunter fan 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You do have crabs, but the pubic hair cushion covers that your company insists on using aren't helping any.
Synthetics are forgivable sometimes, you know.
2006-10-10 05:01:57 · answer #3 · answered by Bowzer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unless youre sitting there naked, or not wearing underwear under your skirts, no.
2006-10-09 12:23:37 · answer #4 · answered by scarlettrhett 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask a doctor.
2006-10-09 12:17:34 · answer #5 · answered by padget2002 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends, do you and all your co-workers sit around naked?
2006-10-09 12:22:24 · answer #6 · answered by Chris 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋