Pubic Lice & Scabies

By: Mr. Koch III

what

• • • • Aka: Crabs Parasitic insect called biting lice Adult lice are visible to the eye Grips a pubic hair with claws and sticks its head into the skin, where it feeds on blood from tiny blood vessels

Incidence

• • • Especially prevalent among young (15-25-year-old) Frequently associated with other STI’s Transmitted during sexual contact

Transmission

• • • Can live away from body for 1 day if stomachs are full of blood May drop into underclothes, bed sheets, sleeping bags, and so forth Eggs can survive for several days

GROSS

• • • Possible to get by sleeping in someone's bed or wearing someone's clothes Possible to reinfect ones self by owns clothes Not limited to pubic areas - can be transmitted from fingers to armpits or scalp

Symptoms

• • • • Itching Scratching brings no relief Some ignore the bites because the itching is not severe Self diagnosis is possible by locating a louse on pubic hair

Treatment

• • • • Ointment Shampoo Wash all clothes and bedding Eggs can live for 7 days so it is recommended to treat for 7 days

Scabies

• • • Tortoise shaped parasitic mite with four stubby legs To tiny to be seen with the naked eye Initiated by the female mite - after mating she burrows below the skin to lay eggs

The mites

• • • Hatched egg becomes adult in 10 to 20 days Adult mite feeds off host Average person with scabies is infested with 10 to 15 live adult female mites

Incidence and Transmission

• • • • Affects millions worldwide Highly contagious Transmitted by sexual and nonsexual contact Live on clothing and bedding for at least 48 hrs

Symptoms

• • • Small vesicles or pimple like bumps occur in the area where the female mite tunnels into the skin Itching intensely, especially at night Sites: webs and sides of fingers, wrists, abdomen, genitals, buttocks, and female breasts

Treatment

• • • Topical cream that is applied from neck to the toes Two applications that are washed off 8 to 14 hrs after Washing of bedding and clothing