1. Pubic Lice & Scabies
By:
Mr. Koch III

3. 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

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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

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

9. 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

10. 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

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

12. 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

13. 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