Public lice are typically sexually transmitted when one partner infects the other during intimate contact. It also can be acquired through contact with clothing and other material that an infected person has touched.
Public lice, popularly known as "crabs" for their look as found in a microscope, are different from other sexually transmitted diseases. They respond positively to the treatment through medicines recommended by physicians or through over the counter formulations available in medical stores.
A one-percent solution of permethrin or pyrethrin lice shampoo, also known as pediculicide, is highly recommended to treat a case of the crabs, or public lice. Products like this can be found at your local drugstore and do not require a physician's prescription. When followed according to the manufacturer's directions, the application of this type of medication is highly effective. There is a prescription medication available through your family physician called Lindane. However, this is not recommended for pregnant or nursing women and children that are younger than two years old.
It is essential to see that the medication should not reach the eyes while it is applied.
1. You should wash out the affected area and get it dried with a towel.
2. Make sure to thoroughly saturate the pubic hair area with the lice medication. Most over-the-counter medications require the solution to remain in contact with the infected area for 10 minutes. When using the prescription solution Lindane, it should only be left on for four minutes. Then rinse the area thoroughly with only water. Make sure to use a clean towel to dry.
3. The dead cells or nits will stick to the hair follicles, which are to be removed by using fingernails or combs dipped in medicines.
4. After the removal of the dead nits, fresh garments have to be put on.
5. Destroy all the lice remaining on your clothes or in the bedding that you have been using. Garments that were used since three days before the treatment should also be machine washed at a temperature of 130F. They should be dried in the machine by keeping the optimum temperature for at least 20 minutes. Garments which can not be washed in machine should be properly dry cleaned.
6. Sexual partners must be informed about the situation for their concern to take necessary measure by undergoing treatment.
7. No sexual contact should be made within two weeks while the examination is on and till the final outcome is known.
8. A repeat medication would be necessary if the infection is found to be present after 10 days.
You may be lucky and find only a few nits on infected eyebrows and eyelashes that can be easily removed with your fingernails or a nit comb. However, if these areas are heavily infected, you'll need to acquire a prescription issued ophthalmic-grade petroleum to treat the eyelids twice a day for two weeks. Do not use any over-the-counter petroleum jelly because this will likely irritate your eyes.
Public lice, popularly known as "crabs" for their look as found in a microscope, are different from other sexually transmitted diseases. They respond positively to the treatment through medicines recommended by physicians or through over the counter formulations available in medical stores.
A one-percent solution of permethrin or pyrethrin lice shampoo, also known as pediculicide, is highly recommended to treat a case of the crabs, or public lice. Products like this can be found at your local drugstore and do not require a physician's prescription. When followed according to the manufacturer's directions, the application of this type of medication is highly effective. There is a prescription medication available through your family physician called Lindane. However, this is not recommended for pregnant or nursing women and children that are younger than two years old.
It is essential to see that the medication should not reach the eyes while it is applied.
1. You should wash out the affected area and get it dried with a towel.
2. Make sure to thoroughly saturate the pubic hair area with the lice medication. Most over-the-counter medications require the solution to remain in contact with the infected area for 10 minutes. When using the prescription solution Lindane, it should only be left on for four minutes. Then rinse the area thoroughly with only water. Make sure to use a clean towel to dry.
3. The dead cells or nits will stick to the hair follicles, which are to be removed by using fingernails or combs dipped in medicines.
4. After the removal of the dead nits, fresh garments have to be put on.
5. Destroy all the lice remaining on your clothes or in the bedding that you have been using. Garments that were used since three days before the treatment should also be machine washed at a temperature of 130F. They should be dried in the machine by keeping the optimum temperature for at least 20 minutes. Garments which can not be washed in machine should be properly dry cleaned.
6. Sexual partners must be informed about the situation for their concern to take necessary measure by undergoing treatment.
7. No sexual contact should be made within two weeks while the examination is on and till the final outcome is known.
8. A repeat medication would be necessary if the infection is found to be present after 10 days.
You may be lucky and find only a few nits on infected eyebrows and eyelashes that can be easily removed with your fingernails or a nit comb. However, if these areas are heavily infected, you'll need to acquire a prescription issued ophthalmic-grade petroleum to treat the eyelids twice a day for two weeks. Do not use any over-the-counter petroleum jelly because this will likely irritate your eyes.
About the Author:
Tamali E. Burns wrote this article to provide accurate information to help people with proper pubic lice treatment and knowledge. Getting rid of pubic lice is a difficult task which often doesn't work on the first take. Proper action is required to successfully rid these annoying pests.
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