How to prevent pubic lice - Insects cling to 'closed areas'

In recent times, according to information from the Institute of Malaria - Parasitology - Central Insects, the hospital has continuously received and treated many cases of pubic lice (also known as crab lice, lice groin, lash of eyebrows, lash lashes .). Patients of many ages, including children.

What is pubic lice?

Pubic lice, also known as pubic hair, crab lice, crab lice, and groin lice, are a louse of blood-sucking, non-winged insects that breed in human pubic hair, such as pubic hair, genital area. especially in men.

Detecting pubic lice residing on human bodies

Mr. Tran Dinh H. (male, 19 years old, in Q. Ho Ho, Hanoi) is a victim of this pubic lice. During 3 consecutive weeks, Mr. H. had an itchy 'tightness' , when he went to the examination, he also brought two small lice in a glass jar. After the examination, the doctors at the Institute of Malaria - Parasites - The Insect Insects, said that these two insects are actually groin lice .

Another case is Mr. Nguyen Van T. (45 years old, in Ha Dong, Ha Noi) who came to treat hair in a 'closed area' that had been shaved clean, but still itched and scratched throughout the night. He even spread the disease to his wife. Mr. T. also caught two lice and brought them to the doctor.

Not only parasites in adults, groin lice can also live on children. It is the case of pediatric patients TVA (5 years old, in Chuong My, Hanoi), hospitalized in the state of one side of the eyelid with parasitic lice causing pain and irritation. The lice stick close to the eyelids of the eyelids, making her eyelashes stand out.'Only on one side of the eyelid but the baby's mother caught nearly 20 groin lice "!

Pubic lice often live in closed, dark, wet areas . such as inguinal hairs, eyebrows and hair.(Illustration)

Insects suck human blood

According to Doctor Dang Van Nguyen, the Center for Health Education and Communication, Mu louse named Pthirus pubis is an insect, often parasitic and pathogenic in humans. It usually lives in closed, dark, wet areas . such as inguinal hairs, eyelashes, eyebrows and even hair. Characteristics of this insect after parasitic on humans is very fast spawning speed. They have no wings, shaped like white body crabs, the color is similar to the color of human skin and this louse has the ability to change color . These insects often parasitize and suck on human bodies, smoke many times a day, after sucking blood often leave dark and hardened bruises .

People who suffer from this type of insect often have symptoms of persistent itching or severe itching, with small gray or black spots in the haired areas, especially the inguinal hair, hair, and legs. eyebrows, eye lashes . Mu lice are deep in the pores, they cling tightly to the skin, making it difficult for people with burning to detect itching but only thinking about other skin pruritus.

When intense itching, the patients will make people scratch constantly, causing the skin to be scratched, hurt, even lead to skin ulcers, folliculitis, acne, pus, dermatitis . More specifically In severe cases, fever, body weakness, fatigue often occur . If not treated promptly, pubic lice can spread to many other areas of the body and spread from person to person through sex. sex. Not only is it inconvenient, affecting daily activities, but the disease also makes patients suffer from other related diseases such as skin diseases, closed-door diseases, leading to serious consequences for muscles. can threaten fertility.

An image of a pubic hair lice.(Illustration)

Preventing disease by keeping a healthy lifestyle

According to Dr. Nguyen, pubic lice spread from person to person, through intermediaries such as clothing in the folds, clothes, bedding, mats, blankets, including bedding in inns and rooms where lice are Most of the refugees . if the person who is suffering from this type of parasite sleeps and has sex with one another, it is very easy to get infected with this insect.

When you suffer from pubic lice, you need treatment with DEP to kill lice . It is possible to kill pubic lice by using cotton wool, soaking kerosene (also called foul oil) rub on the entire area with pubic lice and for 30 minutes later, pubic lice and pubic lice eggs will be destroyed and washed again with clean water.

Especially do not use clothes, special underwear, clothes with sick people .

Keeping the body clean is the most common part of the pubic lice that reside in 'enclosed areas'.

It is necessary to spray and remove blankets, curtains, beds, and mats with Pyrethrin, so it is necessary to clean the living environment.

According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), topical medications containing 1% permethrin or pyrethrin-based pharmaceuticals and piperonyl butoxide may be used, so lindane-based shampoos should not be used in the first place, because they are toxic. with the brain and other parts of the central nervous system. Use this type only if other treatments fail, but avoid applying it to children. Interestingly, in Western countries, pubic lice are facing the risk of extinction because of the tendency of hair removal in the private area.

So when there is an itchy appearance, dermatitis in the upper body area should be examined to determine if the cause is caused by pubic lice.