Pubic Lice-Crabs

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Pubic lice is caused by being transmitted through sex, and can be caught with dirty sheets or towels or clothes, etc. http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/pubic-lice-crabs/symptoms-causes/dxc-20165548 It is spread through sexual activity and using other peoples things like blankets and towels before they are washed.

The symptoms in both males and females are the same and they are itching in the genital area and it can spread to other places with hair on your body like your head or your legs or your arms and even eyelashes. http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/pubic-lice-crabs/symptoms-causes/dxc-20165548 If pubic lice is left untreated then you can get infections from the irritation and scratching.

Doctors test for pubic lice by checking your genitals because you should be able to see the lice or their …show more content…

The symptoms of pubic lice include itching in the genital areas, and a fever along with the presence of the lice and the eggs. https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/stds-hiv-safer-sex/pubic-lice The consequences of having pubic lice are it does not go away without treatment, and it is not curable just can be treated for it to eventually go away for awhile but it will always be in your body so it will eventaully always come back because it will have technically never left the body even though it may seem like it has. http://www.sexualhealthwestsussex.nhs.uk/sexually-transmitted-infections/pubic-lice/consequences/

Studies say that 3 million new people get the disease every year in America.

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