Definitions for "Pubic Lice"
Keywords:  lice, infests, towels, crabs, phthirus
Phthirus pubis. Tiny lice that infests pubic hair. Also referred to as crabs.
Also know as crabs, caused by a tiny parasite called Phthirus Pubis. Pubic Lice is often transmitted through sexual contact. Symptoms can include genital or anal itching or irritation. Nits can be visible and may appear as tiny white specks on the hair follicle.
or crabs are parasitic insects found on the genital hairs of humans. They are usually spread through sexual contact, although it is possible to contract them through contact with infested clothing, bed linens, towels, and toilet seats. Occasionally, pubic lice will be found on beards, eyelashes, leg hair, eyebrows, and armpits. Pubic lice is different from head lice.
a sexually transmitted infection (see STIs).