What Is Crabs Disease?
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
10. Occurrence
Because the Centers for Disease Control does not keep public records on pubic lice outbreaks, it is difficult to measure the extent of their distribution. However, experts estimate that public lice currently infest between 1.3% and 4.6% of adults worldwide.
Some researchers suspect that pubic lice may be approaching extinction. The reason hypothesized for their decline is the modern trend of shaving or trimming the pubic hair. This style amounts to habitat destruction for the species, allowing them fewer places to live and reproduce.
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