Pubic lice cause a lot of unpleasant sensations. However, getting rid of pubic lice is not so easy. The louse firmly clings to the hair, and wash it with running water is almost impossible. Therefore, the vital question is, what to treat pubic lice?
Signs of pubic lice
The habitat of pubic lice is determined by their name. But, in addition to the pubis, parasites are also found on the hair growing near the anus and the axillary hollows. Sometimes, pubic lice fall on the hairy areas of the chest and abdomen.
The cause of infection with pubic lice, mainly, are sex, general bedding, clothing and towels. Also, you can catch lice when you visit a bath, pool or solarium. Transfer from pets is excluded. Pubic lice parasitize only on humans.
Typical symptoms of the appearance of pubic lice are worse at night itching. Bites of pubic lice can cause an allergic reaction. And bite lice about twice a day to be full of blood. The enzyme, contained in the saliva of the parasite, prevents rapid blood clotting. Because of this, there is a constant itching. Often, after a bite, there is a pronounced cyanotic trace on the skin. Sometimes, pubic pediculosis is asymptomatic.
It is easy to recognize the disease yourself, as pubic lice look rather noticeable. Tiny parasites of yellow-gray color resemble miniature crabs. But since the size of the louse does not exceed 3 millimeters, it is difficult to consider them.
However, when probing hair, at their very base, tiny dense nodules are clearly visible - nits, laid eggs of pubic lice. Life expectancy of a blood sucking insect is 24 days. Outside the human body, a louse perishes within a day. But nits retain their vital functions for a long time. Each louse lays 7 to 9 eggs, of which in two weeks comes a new portion of insects.
Noticing the symptoms of pubic lice, it should be treated. Combing the inguinal area leads to damage to the skin through which the pathogens of venereal diseases such as syphilis, gonorrhea or chlamydia easily penetrate.
How to get pubic lice?
Not so long ago, the only ways to get rid of pubic lice were using soap, kerosene or dust. Medicamental treatment offered a cure for pubic lice, sulfur-mercury ointment. Fortunately, now there are sufficiently effective drugs that allow you to treat quickly and effectively.
Before using the medication, it is recommended to shave the area affected by the parasites. If, for some reason, hair removal is not possible, treat with a sufficiently hot vinegar solution. Thus, destroy the adhesive, allowing the nits to rest on the hair. Then, a sulfur-mercury ointment or any other, containing benzyl benzoate, is applied to the skin.
By the way, the use of modern drugs, tell you how to get pubic lice, without shaving your hair. It is especially important to conduct such treatment if the lice are spread on the scalp, which, also, sometimes happens. In pharmacies are freely sold Nittifor or Spray-pax. Drugs are applied directly to the hair.
Simultaneously with treatment it is necessary to take care of preventive measures. To do this, soak clothes and bed linens in very hot water, preferably with the addition of a chlorine-containing substance.