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Pubic Lice
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Treatment
All household contacts and recent sexual partners within the past month should be treated to prevent re-infestation.
The itchiness can persist for weeks after successful therapy. Antihistamines (anti-itch medication) and mild steroid creams may be used to control this.
Treatment consists of a medical cream or shampoo; special consideration is given to infestations in the eyes. If the first treatment does not work it can be repeated after one week.
Clothing, bedding and other possible contaminated items should be washed in hot water (50° Celsius/122° Fahrenheit, or higher), dry cleaned, or bagged for three days to a week. Items that cannot be washed or bagged should be vacuumed.
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Symptoms
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Louse feces, which looks like fine black particles, may appear in clothing or on bedding
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Risks for transmission
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Pubic lice can live for one or two days in the bedding, towels and clothes of an infected individual. These items can be a source of transmission.
Habit
Adult insects bite and feed on the blood of their host and lay small eggs (nits) that attach to the shaft of the hair.
They're categorized as STI, but they could also transferred by non-sexual contacts.