how do people get crabs?

Answer 1

Sexual contact with a carrier. Using a towel a carrier has used. They are not lice.

Answer 2

Crabs can be a sexually transmitted disease. It ' s often spread by skin-to-skin contact during sex. You can also get it by sharing sheets, towels or clothing with someone who has crabs. Indirect transmission is possible because they can survive 24-48 hours (1-2 days) away from a host.

Some facts are:

> Found in hair around private areas of both sexes, under the arms or on the face

> Hangs onto hairs near roots and bites

> Lays eggs

Symptoms include itching in the hairy areas around the private areas, under the arms (armpits), or face. Affected areas can also be in the chest, beard, and eyelashes. Pubic lice rarely spread to the head. On hairs, they look like gray or red-brown dots. It 's also possible to see tiny white crab eggs on the hairs or red spots on the skin where crabs have bitten.

Answer 3

How Do You Get Crabs

Answer 4

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how do people get crabs?

Answer 5

What are crabs?

Crabs are parasites. Often referred to as pubic lice, they are not to be confused with body lice. The scientific name for crabs is Phthirus pubis. Crabs need blood to survive, but they can live up to 24 hours away from a human body. Crabs have three very distinct phases: egg, nit (egg or young louse) and adult louse. The adult louse causes itching. Louse is the singular for lice (like mouse and mice).

How common are they?

In the United States, there are an estimated 3 million cases of crabs every year.

How do people get crabs?

You can get crabs when you have skin-to-skin contact with another person. Even when there is no sexual penetration, you can get (or give) crabs. You also can get crabs from sleeping in an infested bed or using infested towels.

What are the signs or symptoms of crabs?

The most common symptom of crabs is itching in your pubic area. The itching is caused by an allergic reaction to the bites and usually starts about five days after you get crabs.
If you have crabs and look closely enough in your pubic area, you may see small crab-like parasites that may be whitish-gray or rust colored.
Crab eggs are small and oval-shaped. They are attached to the base of the hair (close to where it comes out of your body).
You may see "blue spots" for several days; these are the result of the bites.
Crabs are usually found in your pubic area; however, you may find them in your armpits, eyelashes, beard/mustache and sometimes in the hair on your head.
How are crabs diagnosed?
You can usually see the crabs yourself if you look closely enough. You might need a magnifying glass to help you identify them. If you are uncertain, have a health care provider examine you. He or she may need to use a microscope.

What is the treatment for crabs?

There is a cream rinse, called primethrin, that you apply to the affected area and wash off after 10 minutes. Another option is lindane (also known as Kwell®). This is a shampoo that you leave on for four minutes, then wash off. If you are a pregnant or a breast-feeding woman, do not use Kwell. Do not use Kwell on children under the age of 2. After you are cured, you may still have some itching as a result of a skin irritation or allergic reaction. If so, you can use hydrocortisone cream. You will also need to wash and dry all your clothes, bed linens, sleeping bags, etc., in hot water (at least 125 degrees F). Clothes and other items that cannot be washed can be placed in a plastic bag for two weeks.

How can crabs be prevented?

Practice abstinence (not having sex).
Practice mutual monogamy (having sex with only one uninfected partner).
Limit the number of sex partners to reduce your risk of all STDs.
Know your partner(s). Careful consideration and open communication between partners may protect all involved from infection.
Have regular check-ups if you are sexually active.
If you have an STD, don't have sex (oral, vaginal or anal) until all partners have been treated.
Prompt, qualified and appropriate medical intervention and treatment and follow-up are important steps in breaking the disease cycle.
Why should I worry about having crabs?
You may get a secondary infection as a result of scratching. Should I tell my partner?

Yes. Telling a partner can be hard. It's important that you talk to your partner as soon as possible so she or he can get treatment. Also, it is possible to pass crabs back and forth. If you get treated and your partner doesn't, you may get infected again. You will need to wash all clothes, sheets, towels, etc., in hot water (at least 125 degrees F). Should I tell my healthcare provider that I had crabs?

Yes. If you have one sexually transmitted disease, you may be at risk for others. You may want to ask your doctor or nurse about being tested for other STDs. Use of brand names does not constitute endorsement of product by the Illinois Department of Public Health.

For more information

Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) www.idph.state.il.us

HIV/STD Hotline [phone] (TTY 1-800-782-0423)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) www.cdc.gov/std/

CDC-INFO Hotline (24 hours, 7 days a week)

1-800-232-4636 (English and Spanish)
1-888-232-6348 TTY

American Social Health Association www.ashastd.org

Answer 6

Several ways: sex with infected partner, crabs may live several minutes on toilet seat, you have lice and do not treat them and they spread "wahlah"crabs.Can't think of any more, but I'm sure someone else will.

Answer 7

"Crabs" are medically known as pubic lice. From the word itself they are found in the pubic hair. The mode of transmission is by having sex with someone that has it. During the act, adult pubic louse gets hold of the pubic hair then lays eggs which will eventually become adult lice.

Answer 8

direct contact with someone else that has them, or putting on undergarments worn by someone that has them, or maybe sharing a towel with someone that has them.

Answer 9

The same way people make babies.

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Answer 10

Sex, sharing underwear/clothing, rarely bed-sharing.

Usually, though: sex.