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Chapter 1: What Are Pubic Lice, and How Do They Spread?

The image accompanying this topic depicts insects attached to body hair. It is important to distinguish the visual from a confirmed diagnosis: a photograph alone cannot establish whether a person has pubic lice or another skin condition. However, the subject provides an opportunity to understand a real and treatable parasitic infestation.

Pubic lice, sometimes called crab lice, are tiny insects that live on coarse human body hair and feed on small amounts of blood. They most commonly affect hair