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Good statistics on the rate of pubic lice infestation are difficult to come by, since it's not reportable and can be treated with over-the-counter medication. In some studies, 3% of STD clinic patients were found to have pubic lice.

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9y ago

Yes, crab lice (the usual type of genital crab) are very contagious. Any physical contact with an infested person, or anything they have touched (a toilet seat, undergarments, sexual contact, etc.), can allow the lice to be spread.


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12y ago

they release toxins which settle on your hair folicals and scalp which start to flake, which makes your head itch because of all the loose skin on your scalp it feels itch.

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12y ago

It depends. It could or couldn't make your head itch. If your skin is sensitive it probably will. If your skin is not very sensitive it probably wont.

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9y ago

Yes, pubic lice cause itching, although half of people with pubic lice don't know they have the infestation.

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10y ago

Make unpleasant itching; they suck blood.

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10y ago

Yes, pubic lice are ectoparasites.

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