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Crabs!!!(pubic lice) any facts would be helpful =)!!
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Answer 1

Pubic Lice (Pediculosis Pubis, "Crabs")
Essential facts
Crab lice are small, light brown, flat insects that cling to the pubic hairs, suck blood for nourishment, and fix their eggs (nits) to the pubic hairs. The blood sucking may cause little red sores and itching. Crab lice are almost always spread by close physical contact. They prefer pubic hair and do not voluntarily leave the body.

Transmission
The disease is transmitted mainly by close body contact (including sexual activity).

Treatment of Crabs
Bathe thoroughly and towel dry.

Apply permethrin liquid (for example, "Quellada Creme rinse") over the entire skin area from chest to knees. The liquid should be applied to clean but cool and dry skin.

Leave on for 20 minutes only. Bathe and dry.

Comb pubic hair with a fine tooth comb to remove any eggs.

Wash all clothing, bedding and towels used in the past two days. Dry cleaning can also be used.

The itch may persist for a few days after successful treatment.

Repeat the treatment in 7 to 10 days. Sexual partners also require treatment.

Answer 2

When someone says they have "crabs," they are talking about a particular type of parasite infection. Crabs is the common term for lice found in the pubic hair of humans. Barely the size of a pinhead, lice are organisms that live only with the help of another organism, called a host. There are thousands of types of lice—some only infect horse ears—and unfortunately, some have developed an attraction to humans. The official name for pubic lice is Pthirus pubis. Other lice that often infect humans are Pediculus humanus capitis (head lice) and Pediculus humanus corporis (body lice). The term "crabs" seems to come from the microscopic appearance of the pubic louse.


-Crabs are transmitted through intimate contact. Actual sexual intercourse is not necessary.
-You may acquire an infection by being close to an infected person or by sharing bedding or towels.
-The main symptoms of infection are itching and burning of the pubic area.
-The itching may spread as the pubic lice move to other moist areas such as the armpit.
-Many people who have crabs say the itching is worse at night.
-If you do see a physician for crabs, be sure to be honest about your sexual history and symptoms, because this will help you get proper diagnosis and treatment.
-Combing hair is important to remove eggs. A variety of combs are available commercially. They are sold in most drugstores and online. A popular model is the LiceMeister, which is a product of the National Pediculosis Association.
-Some doctors recommend trimming your pubic hair with a nonsharp electric razor in order to cut the number of lice and eggs present.

Answer 3

Well the fact is - you generally get them one of two ways:
1) Off of a public toilet that never gets cleaned and someone who had crabs had recently sat on that toilet and you followed right behind them and
2) From having sex with someone who has them.
3) You will itch like hell - possibly to the point of scratching so hard you make yourself bleed.
4) There is over the counter medication you can use to get rid of them.
5) You will need to wash any clothes you have worn, as well as any sheets or bed coverings you have slept on in hot water, preferably with bleach. If your clothes or whatever cannot be bleached, then wash them a couple of times in the hottest water you can.

Answer 4

Pubic lice (Phthirus pubis), also known as "crabs," are one of the many varieties of lice(singular "louse") specialized to live on different areas of different animals. As the name implies, pubic lice are specialized to live in the human pubic hair, but may also live in hair on other areas of the body such as hair on the legs, armpit, mustache, beard, eyebrows, and eyelashes. Infestations of young children are usually on the eyebrows or eyelashes. ...

Answer 5

Crab lice (singular, louse), scientific name Phthirus pubis and commonly called "crabs" due to their resemblance to the crab, are one of three kinds of human lice in the large group of lice families, the others being head lice and body lice, which live in clothing. They are wingless, about 1 to 3 mm long. They attach themselves to hair strands, and hatch out of pods with lids, or "nits". Ones that are too tightly attached to be brushed off must be removed by pulling with the nails or a fine tooth-comb.

The crab louse can live in almost any form of human hair, but is found most commonly in pubic hair, leading to its other common name of pubic louse. Its legs are adapted to climbing along relatively widely spaced hairs, and so it can be found in eyelashes, pubic hair, beards, moustaches, and even armpit hair. The individual louse can survive for about 24 hours apart from its necessary human host, so that crab lice can be passed on in sleeping bags and bedding. The female may lay up to 40 eggs at a time, resulting in a fluctuating but growing population. The louse feeds on blood and can leave irritating spots on the skin, sometimes mistaken for pimples, a condition called Pediculosis pubis.

Pubic lice have legs that are spaced further apart than head lice; this is an adaptation that enables them to move around more easily in their habitat.

The female louse glues her eggs, called nits - nits look like tiny white beads - to hair shafts. Lice bite through the skin to suck blood, and the bite causes itching. Bites can become secondarily infected; scratching may break the skin and help cause this kind of infection. The most common symptom of crab lice is itching of genital area.

Pubic lice are most commonly spread by sexual contact and are considered a sexually transmitted disease, but can also be spread by sharing clothes or bedding. Pubic lice can not be spread by sitting on a toilet seat, contrary to popular myth - lice do not have the proper body structure to maneuver over smooth surfaces.[1] Also, lice must be near a human body to be able to sustain life, as they die within 1-2 days after no contact with humans.

There are three stages in the life of a pubic louse: the nit, the nymph, and the adult.

* Nit: Nits are pubic lice eggs. They are hard to see and are found firmly attached to the hair shaft. They are oval and usually yellow to white. Nits take about 1 week to hatch.
* Nymph: The nit hatches into a baby louse called a nymph. It looks like an adult pubic louse, but is smaller. Nymphs mature into adults about 1 week after hatching. To live, the nymph must feed on blood.
* Adult: The adult pubic louse resembles a miniature crab when viewed through a strong magnifying glass. Pubic lice have six legs, but their two front legs are very large and look like the pincher claws of a crab; this is how they got the nickname "crabs." Pubic lice are tan to greyish-white in color. Females lay nits; they are usually larger than males. To live, adult lice need to feed on blood. If the louse falls off a person, it dies within 1-2 days.

Pubic lice are easily killed with a 1% permethrin or pyrethrin lice shampoo, but the pubic hair must be shaved or combed with a fine-toothed comb to remove the nits. Lice can survive in bedding and clothing, so these items must be treated, sterilized, or contact with them must be avoided for two weeks, after which time any lice will have died.

Lindane (1%), another pediculocide, is not recommended for pregnant or nursing women or for children less than 2 years old.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

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