What to do if you have lice in your pubic hair

Lice are a kind of parasitic insects. I remember that when I was a child, many families had combs to remove lice from the hair. Lice like places with hair and they will appear in unclean lives. Lice will not only appear in the hair, but also in the private parts. It is not easy to be discovered in the early stage, but you should seek medical attention in time after itching appears, and itching in the private parts is not necessarily caused by lice.

Pubic lice often occur in people who live in poor hygiene and crowded environments. Pubic lice are usually transmitted by sexual contact, and couples often suffer from pubic lice together, so pubic lice is also a sexually transmitted disease. In addition, pubic lice can also be transmitted indirectly through underwear, mattresses or toilets. In recent years, it has been found that some people are infected with pubic lice by riding horses in shorts. In addition to shaving the pubic hair, the treatment of pubic lice also requires local cleaning and topical ointment. Pubic lice are usually transmitted through sexual contact, and couples often suffer from pubic lice at the same time. Therefore, pubic lice is also a sexually transmitted disease.

Pubic lice is an infectious parasitic disease in which pubic lice that live on a person's pubic hair and body hair around the anus bite the nearby skin, causing itching. The adult louse is as big as a sesame seed. When it uses its proboscis to pierce the human skin to suck blood, it bites the human skin and injects its poisonous saliva into the human body. It also excretes feces while sucking blood, thus causing itching and inflammation of the genital skin. Pubic lice, like other lice diseases, can also spread infectious diseases such as relapsing fever and typhus.

Most patients will seek medical attention when pubic lice have not reproduced for more than a few generations. Pubic lice cause itching in the affected area, which is especially severe at night. A few patients may have moderate fever, muscle pain, or swollen cervical lymph nodes. The diagnosis is quickly made based on symptoms and physical examination. Lice eggs or pubic lice can be found on the hair shaft with the naked eye, under a microscope, or with a magnifying glass. Pubic lice can often be found 2-3 weeks after infection when itching occurs. Pubic lice that have fed on blood are rust-colored and are easiest to spot. Pubic lice are a type of lice that lay eggs at the roots of pubic hair or even in blood scabs. The adult louse is as big as a sesame seed. When it uses its proboscis to pierce the human skin to suck blood, it bites the human skin and injects its poisonous saliva into the human body. It also excretes feces while sucking blood, thus causing itching and inflammation of the genital skin. Pubic lice, like lice in other parts of the body, can also spread infectious diseases such as relapsing fever and typhus.

To prevent pubic lice, we must first put an end to prostitution and sexual promiscuity, and also maintain good personal hygiene, take frequent baths, and change clothes frequently. In particular, their sexual partners should also be examined and treated.

It can also be spread indirectly through underwear, mattresses or toilet seats. In recent years, it has been discovered that some people have been infected with pubic lice by wearing shorts while riding horses. This disease is prevalent in the United States and Western Europe and is mainly transmitted through sexual activity. Adult pubic lice are grayish white or brown in color and cause genital itching, especially at night. In order to completely treat it, it is generally required to shave off the pubic hair and burn it to completely eliminate the environment in which the pubic lice survive.

In addition, the claws of pubic lice are very powerful, and they often grasp the hair shaft tightly, making it difficult to separate, so shaving pubic hair is a necessary treatment. And burn the pubic hair with fire. After being infected with pubic lice, patients should pay attention to washing clothes with boiling water above 90 degrees, especially on clothes, and then ironing clothes with an electric iron. It is best to expose it to the sun for 3-5 days. To avoid infecting your family.