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2. Pubic Lice (Crabs) Transmission and Medicated Removal - AOL

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   Here are some tips that experts recommend: Wash all bedding, clothing, and towels that are being used while you have pubic lice in hot water (at least 130 degrees F). Dry all bedding, clothing ...

3. Pubic Crabs and Sexual Transmission - AOL

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   Pubic lice, also known as crabs, are blood-sucking parasitic insects that often get transmitted from person to person through sexual intercourse and other forms of sexual contact. They can also ...

4. Pediculosis pubis - Wikipedia

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   Definition. Pediculosis pubis is an infestation by the pubic louse, Pthirus pubis, a wingless insect which feeds on blood and lays its eggs (nits) on mainly pubic hair. Less commonly, hair near the anus, armpit, beard, eyebrows, moustache, and eyelashes may be involved. [1][2][3] Although the presence of pubic lice is associated with the ...

5. Crab louse - Wikipedia

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   The crab louse or pubic louse (Pthirus pubis) is an insect that is an obligate ectoparasite of humans, feeding exclusively on blood. [2] The crab louse usually is found in the person's pubic hair . Although the louse cannot jump, it can also live in other areas of the body that are covered with coarse hair, such as the perianal area , the ...

6. Whale louse - Wikipedia

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   Whale louse. A whale louse is a crustacean of the family Cyamidae. Despite the name, it is not a true louse (which are insects), but rather is related to the skeleton shrimp, most species of which are found in shallower waters. Whale lice are external parasites, found in skin lesions, genital folds, nostrils and eyes of marine mammals of the ...

7. Head lice infestation - Wikipedia

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   Common [5] Head lice infestation, also known as pediculosis capitis, is the infection of the head hair and scalp by the head louse (Pediculus humanus capitis). [6] Itching from lice bites is common. [5] During a person's first infection, the itch may not develop for up to six weeks. [5] If a person is infected again, symptoms may begin much ...