The crab louses know pubis as Pediculus pubis or Phthirius and his transmission is for contact between the hair of two persons or on having shared the same clothes.

The presence of crab louses produces itch, but do not injure cutaneous. If injuries take place it stems from the plastered subsequent one or for associate infection.

Both the crab louses and his eggs can be observed by simple examination of the hair and, in any case, with an increase magnifying glass they are clearly recognizable.

In young people an infection of the eyelids can happen, with a blefaritis, by what there must be observed in the eyebrows and eyelashes the possible existence of crab louses or his eggs.

They talk each other with solutions and shampoo of Lindane or of hexacloro benzene. It is necessary to soap the area without water during 5 minutes rubbing well. Then it is necessary to brush with a comb of narrow spike to try to eliminate the eggs.

Applying vinegar in the area it can be easier to release the eggs of the hair, but the application of the shampoo must be done overland and previously.

Sometimes with only one application it is sufficient, if debit was not like that of realizing this process every day of one week.

Do not forget that he must wash all his clothes to high temperatures or her submit to the action of insecticides (to put it in plastic bags for some hours).

The infection as crab louses does not have in itself any gravity, but as his transmission is a sexual debit to be evaluated by if it has been infected of other ETS simultaneously.