Public lice is more commonly referred to with the word "crabs" since this is what the parasite looks like when viewed under a microscope. The six-week legged creatures commonly infect a person's pubic area. However, they can be found in other body hair.
Although sexual transmission is the most common mode which facilitates the easy infestation of these creatures on an uninfected individual from an infected individual, transmission through linen and apparel is also not unheard of. Transmission in the former occurs across sexual partners and in latter happens through common usage between a numbers of individuals one of whom may be infected.
Since the infestation of pubic lice on an individual cannot be detected through the manifestation of symptoms like other infections, the only way in which their presence is revealed is through a feeling of persistent itchiness. If not attended to immediately, the situation can aggravate when these parasites dig into the skin of the individual and start sucking the blood.
Persistent scratching by the infected individual leads to a plethora of related problems like festering of the scratched areas and transmission of lice to other individuals through jumping. While the former leads to the growth of traditional and bacterial infections in the pertaining areas, the latter leads to the unrestricted spread of infection.
The incubation period for these parasites is approximately four weeks from the first stage onwards during which the symptoms of infestation are not apparent at all. It is only after the lice become adults that their presence is felt by the individuals.
Parents of young children should be particularly alert with regards to pubic lice as they are capable of infecting young children as well. This condition namely blepharitis, causes the lice to reside on the eyelashes of the child and therefore such areas should be regularly scanned by parents with the help of a high powered magnifying glass.
Public lice, or crabs, have the ability to live from one to two days apart from feeding on human body. However, many people hold misconception that they can be transmitted when sitting on a toilet seat or on furniture. This is not true because lice that normally fall from a person's body usually become injured and dye. Also, public lice cannot jump from one person to another like a flea can. Furthermore, they cannot be contracted from animals.
Pubic lice can be contracted in a number of ways other than sexual contact although this remains the primary source of transmission between the infected and the non infected individual. Use of apparel or linen like bed sheets and towels belonging to the infected individual by other individuals can lead to contraction of such crabs.
There is a common belief that the use of various types of sexual protection like condoms help to protect against the transmission of this menace but this is unfounded since many of the modes of protection do not cover the pubic area of the individual entirely. This is particularly true in case of people who have multiple partners due to which they have a higher chance of being infected and infecting others.
Although sexual transmission is the most common mode which facilitates the easy infestation of these creatures on an uninfected individual from an infected individual, transmission through linen and apparel is also not unheard of. Transmission in the former occurs across sexual partners and in latter happens through common usage between a numbers of individuals one of whom may be infected.
Since the infestation of pubic lice on an individual cannot be detected through the manifestation of symptoms like other infections, the only way in which their presence is revealed is through a feeling of persistent itchiness. If not attended to immediately, the situation can aggravate when these parasites dig into the skin of the individual and start sucking the blood.
Persistent scratching by the infected individual leads to a plethora of related problems like festering of the scratched areas and transmission of lice to other individuals through jumping. While the former leads to the growth of traditional and bacterial infections in the pertaining areas, the latter leads to the unrestricted spread of infection.
The incubation period for these parasites is approximately four weeks from the first stage onwards during which the symptoms of infestation are not apparent at all. It is only after the lice become adults that their presence is felt by the individuals.
Parents of young children should be particularly alert with regards to pubic lice as they are capable of infecting young children as well. This condition namely blepharitis, causes the lice to reside on the eyelashes of the child and therefore such areas should be regularly scanned by parents with the help of a high powered magnifying glass.
Public lice, or crabs, have the ability to live from one to two days apart from feeding on human body. However, many people hold misconception that they can be transmitted when sitting on a toilet seat or on furniture. This is not true because lice that normally fall from a person's body usually become injured and dye. Also, public lice cannot jump from one person to another like a flea can. Furthermore, they cannot be contracted from animals.
Pubic lice can be contracted in a number of ways other than sexual contact although this remains the primary source of transmission between the infected and the non infected individual. Use of apparel or linen like bed sheets and towels belonging to the infected individual by other individuals can lead to contraction of such crabs.
There is a common belief that the use of various types of sexual protection like condoms help to protect against the transmission of this menace but this is unfounded since many of the modes of protection do not cover the pubic area of the individual entirely. This is particularly true in case of people who have multiple partners due to which they have a higher chance of being infected and infecting others.
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Harry Cross writes a lot of content on the subject of pubic lice and other common diseases. Many people do not know the facts about STD's, and this can result in ineffectivepubic lice treatment and results.
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