10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PUBIC LICE»
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pubic lice in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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1
Sexuality Now: Embracing Diversity
3. Ectoparasitic. Infections: Pubic. Lice. and. Scabies. Ectoparasitic infections are
those that are caused by parasites that live on the skin's surface. The two
ectoparasitic infections that are sexually transmitted are pubic lice and scabies.
2
The New Harvard Guide to Women's Health
Who is likely to develop pubic lice? Pubic lice (also known as crabs or
pediculosis pubis) are usually passed from one person to another during intimate
physical contact (not necessarily intercourse), though they are occasionally
acquired from ...
Karen J. Carlson, Stephanie A. Eisenstat, Terra Diane Ziporyn, 2004
3
Primary Care Pediatrics
Head lice (pediculosis capitis) and body lice (pediculosis corporis) are due to
infestation with the slender louse P. humanus, whereas pubic lice (crabs) results
from the shorter, wider, hairier, and clawed louse, Phthirus pubis. History and ...
Carol Green-Hernandez, Joanne K. Singleton, Daniel Z. Aronzon, 2001
4
Personal Health: Perspectives and Lifestyles
Like pubic lice, scabies is caused by a multicellular parasite (the mite Sarcoptes
scabiei hominis) that completes its life cycle on humans. Usually, the mite is too
small to see without magnification. The worldwide prevalence is estimated at 300
...
Patricia Floyd, Sandra Mimms, Caroline Yelding, 2007
5
The Good News about the Bad News: Herpes, Everything You ...
Pubic lice, nicknamed “crabs,” are very small parasitic insects that live in the
pubic hair. Crabs can also be found on other body hair, like eyebrows, eyelashes
, beard, mustache, chest, and armpits. Pubic lice are different from the head lice
that ...
6
Clinical Infectious Diseases: A Practical Approach
Unlike head lice or pubic lice, body lice do not live on their host, but rather live in
the seams of clothing and bedding, travelling to the skin only to feed.
Consequently, one rarely finds body lice on the skin. They are, however, easily
identified in ...
7
Synopsis of Pediatric Emergency Medicine
... feed, particularly the interscapular, shoulder, and waist areas. Red pruritic
puncta that become papular and wheal-like then occur. Pubic lice occur in the
genital area, lower abdomen, axillae, and eyelashes. Transmission is usually
venereal.
Gary Robert Fleisher, Stephen Ludwig, Benjamin K. Silverman, 2002
8
Children and Their Families: The Continuum of Care
Pubic lice have a more rounded body and prominent pincers than do head lice.
These lice generally infest the pubic region, and sometimes the eyebrows, facial
hair, and axillary hair. Pubic lice are most commonly transmitted through intimate
...
Vicky R. Bowden, Cindy Smith Greenberg, 2010
9
Living with Sexually Transmitted Diseases
The itching caused by crabs can mimic other conditions, so you will want to make
sure you indeed have pubic lice before you start to self-treat. At your appointment
, the doctor will first talk to you about your symptoms and your sexual history.
10
Sexually Transmitted Diseases: A Physician Tells You What ...
Pubic lice or crabs are caused by a tiny parasite called Phthirus pubis that is
usually transmitted through sexual contact. Other types of lice, such as head lice
and body lice, are usually not sexually transmitted. Pubic lice are called crabs ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PUBIC LICE»
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pubic lice is used in the context of the following news items.
Did Mayor Ed Lee Just Make A Joke About Pubic Lice (And Measles)?
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee has never been known for witty, off-the-cuff remarks. But at a San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf Merchant's Association crab feed ... «SFist, Feb 15»
Spotlight On: Sexual Health - Pubic Lice
Pubic lice can also be known as crabs. They are tiny insects about one to two millimetres long. Lice are blood-sucking insects that can survive by feeding on ... «Her.ie, Feb 15»
This Week in Sex: Despite All Those Brazilians, Pubic Lice Are Still a …
A study has found that less pubic hair may mean fewer pubic lice—though they won't be extinct any time soon. (Lice comb via Shutterstock). This Week in Sex is ... «RH Reality Check, Oct 14»
Pubic Lice: Still NOT Going Extinct
Will the noble pubic louse Pthirus pubis, which once grazed the rolling plains of our crotches in great herds, be driven into extinction? Do we need to erect ... «Wired, Sep 14»
Ding Dong, You Have Lice
The last of the three human lice is certainly unknown to any readers of The Daily Beast but may be familiar to their friends who read other sites. Pubic lice carry ... «Daily Beast, Oct 13»
Sex and the City credited with ridding the world of pubic lice
A sharp decline in cases of pubic lice over the past decade has astonished clinicians, with the rising popularity of “Brazilian” bikini waxing cited by most as the ... «The Independent, Jul 13»
The 'Daily Show' Exposes How Bikini Waxing Has Made Pubic Lice …
As I sleeked to the register of that Walgreen's at 2am with a bottle of pubic lice treatment in my hand — hoping no one I knew would pop in to see me — I felt as ... «Uproxx, Apr 13»
Jon Stewart salutes Baltimore as that other 'crab capital'
Except, she says, for one place where "the species is still flourishing in one of America's last pristine ecosystems, the pubic lice paradise known as Baltimore." ... «Baltimore Sun, Apr 13»
Sense and Science: Pubic lice in Pinoy culture
Less well-known but still significant pests are pubic lice, known too by the slang term “crabs” because of their shape. It's a completely different species from the ... «GMA News, Feb 13»
Spike 1 - "Prince Harry, Paedophiles & Pubic Lice."
Welcome to the debut episode of The Spike, where the news gets chased down Fleet St with a shitty stick. This episode Blue Monday strikes twice, the Daily ... «YouTube, Feb 13»
