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No. While all sea crabs are crustaceans, the human parasites (crab lice, genital hair "crabs") are insects, Phthirus pubis.
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Do crabs have parasites?
Yes, pubic lice (crabs) are parasites.
Are crabs related to crabs?
Crabs in terms of the kind that you eat, and crabs in terms of the kind that are found in your pubic hair are completely different. Crabs that are found in the water and are edible are crustacians, whereas the crabs that are found in pubic hair are really a type of lice and are much more similar to the kind of lice people get in the hair on top of their head.
Is a crab just a really big bug?
Assuming you mean real crabs and not pubic lice ... no, they're not.
Is it possible that you can get the crabs through condoms?
Yes because pubic lice (or crabs) live in the pubic hair and not on the penis
Symptoms of crabs?
Crabs are also known as pubic lice. Symptoms of pubic lice are genital itching, finding eggs (nits), and seeing the actual bug crawling in that area.
Is a crab a parasite?
Crabs are crustaceans, not parasites. Pubic lice, sometimes called crabs, are parasites.
Are scabies the same as crabs?
No. Scabies is a microscopic mite that are usually found on dogs. "Crabs" a.k.a. "pubic lice", are lice. Like the lice that people get in their hair, but head lice and public lice are different in the way that they are physiologically built to infest certain parts of the body.
What is some information about crabs?
Also called "crabs", pubic lice are parasitic insects found in the genital area of humans. Infection is common and found worldwide. Pubic lice are usually spread through sexual contact. Rarely, infestation can be spread through contact with an infested person's bed linens, towels, or clothes. Pubic lice are generally found in the genital area on pubic hair; but may occasionally be found on other coarse body hair, such as hair on the legs, armpits, moustache, beard, eyebrows, or eyelashes. Infestations of young children are usually on the eyebrows or eyelashes. Lice found on the head are not pubic lice; they are head lice. Animals do not get or spread pubic lice.
Can you have pubic lice without having symptoms?
Half of people with pubic lice in one study were unaware that they were infested, so it seems likely that you can be infested without knowing.
Do lice bite anything other than your scalp?
there is crabs and they crawl in your pubic hairs and lay eggs.
Can you catch crabs from your boyfriend?
Yes, you can catch crabs, or pubic lice, from your boyfriend if he has already acquired them. If he has them, do not engage in intimacy until he and his bedding have been treated.
What do pubic lice look like?
Adult pubic lice are 1.1-1.8 mm in length. Pubic lice typically are found attached to hair in the pubic area but sometimes are found on coarse hair elsewhere on the body (for example, eyebrows, eyelashes, beard, mustache, chest, armpits, etc.).Pubic lice infestations (pthiriasis) are usually spread through sexual contact. Dogs, cats, and other pets do not play a role in the transmission of human lice.Both over-the-counter and prescription medications are available for treatment of pubic lice infestations.it is just like head lice but in your pubic hairCrabs is part of STD or STI ( sexual transmitted deseas)In you hair
