Head Lice Symptoms
3. Pubic Lice
If you have an itch down below, it might be down to pubic lice. As with head lice, pubic lice make their home among your pubic hair, feeding on the ready supply of blood just beneath the surface of the skin. In most cases, the lice are transmitted through sexual contact with an infected person.
It is also possible to catch pubic lice without sexual contact, however. The lice can remain in a person’s bedding, clothing, or on a towel or similar. Shaving the pubic area will help to deal with infestations, as well as helping to prevent the spread of pubic lice to others. Pubic lice are commonly known as ‘crabs’.
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