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Pubic Lice: What’s Living in You’re Genitals?

Pubic Lice: What’s Living in You’re Genitals?. Tommy C. Tyler G. Pubic Lice. Pubic lice, otherwise known as crabs, are tiny parasite that live in the genital area. The crabs bury themselves in the skin and feed off of the blood of humans very much like head lice.

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Pubic Lice: What’s Living in You’re Genitals?

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  1. Pubic Lice:What’s Living in You’re Genitals? Tommy C. Tyler G.

  2. Pubic Lice • Pubic lice, otherwise known as crabs, are tiny parasite that live in the genital area. • The crabs bury themselves in the skin and feed off of the blood of humans very much like head lice. • They lay their eggs on the pubic hair of the person. • They are yellow clumps, but they are very hard to see.

  3. Ways to Get Pubic Lice You can get pubic lice by: • Sexual Contact • Infested bed sheets • Sharing clothes, towels, etc.

  4. Symptoms of Pubic Lice Symptoms of pubic lice is: • Intense Itching • Tiny tan/grayish white insects can be seen • Tiny yellowish-white oval blobs cling to pubic hair • Hives in the genital area • Black specks on underwear can be seen

  5. Treatment of Pubic Lice • It’s unusual to create any serious health problems, but the itching can be very uncomfortable and is very easy to transmit to others. • To treat the pubic lice, you will need to go to a doctor or gynecologist right away so it can not be spread. • Over the counter medicine and in some cases a prescription from your medical physician would be the only way to treat it. • You will also need to clean all of your infested items like clothes, towels, bedding, etc. with hot water.

  6. Statistics • In the USA there are 3,238,846 cases of pubic lice. • Approx. 1 in every 90 sexually active people are affected by the parasite. • There are not to many statistics for pubic lice because there are are to many cases, and it can be easily treated by over-the- counter medicine and creams.

  7. A pubic louse under a microscope.

  8. . Pubic lice eggs also called nits attached to the pubic hair.

  9. Pubic Lice in the genital area of an infested person.

  10. Bites from pubic lice under the scrotum of a infested male.

  11. Close-up of nits on an infested person’s eyelash.

  12. Quiz • What is the other name for pubic lice? • What exactly is pubic lice? • How is pubic lice spread? • How is pubic lice treated? • What is the only way to not be infected by this parasite or any other STD?

  13. Answers • Crabs • Parasites that live in the pubic area and feed off of a humans blood. • Sexual activity. Infested clothes, sheets, towels, and other cloth items. • Over the counter creams, and in worse cases prescription medication. • ABSTINENCE !

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