Common names:
- Crabs
- Louse.
What is it?
- It's a parasite
How does it spred?
- It spreads from a person's pubic hair, during sexual intercourse.
Signs for a woman:
- Discharge from the vagina
- Vaginal odor
- Pain during intercourse or urination
- Irritation or itchiness of the vagina Intense Itching
- Tiny tan to grayish white insects crawling in their pubic hair.
- The website, “teenshealth.org” States, “ He or she may also see tiny oval-shaped, yellow to white blobs called nits clinging to the hair.”
For Guys:
- Mild discharge
- Irritation or redness at the top of the penis
- Burning during urination
- Men may often become unknowing carriers of trich infections
- Treatment is required to ensure that a trich infection is completely gone
Can it be Cured?
There is a way you can get cured from it. You can get prescribed over the counter medicine that kills the lice. If you have Pubic lice, you might want to get tested for STI’s. Might need to repeat this process for 7-10 days.
What Age is most common?
There is not a specific age, but it’s mostly found in Adults, and sometimes, pregnant women.
What are the emotions?
You may feel Run-down or irritable.
Where should you go?
If you think you have been infected, ‘see a doctor or gynecologist right away.’ If you want to go to a more private place, check out this site, you can see where a doctor's office is from around where you live. https://www.tstd.org/
Webquest Questions:
1. How long does it take to be cured?
2. What are the emotions for someone who has Pubic Lice?
3. What are some common names for Pubic Lice?
Bibliography:
http://www.sexualityandu.ca/stis-stds/parasitic-stis-stds
http://www.plannedparenthood.org/health-topics/stds-hiv-safer-sex/pubic-lice-4279.htm
https://www.tstd.org/
- Crabs
- Louse.
What is it?
- It's a parasite
How does it spred?
- It spreads from a person's pubic hair, during sexual intercourse.
Signs for a woman:
- Discharge from the vagina
- Vaginal odor
- Pain during intercourse or urination
- Irritation or itchiness of the vagina Intense Itching
- Tiny tan to grayish white insects crawling in their pubic hair.
- The website, “teenshealth.org” States, “ He or she may also see tiny oval-shaped, yellow to white blobs called nits clinging to the hair.”
For Guys:
- Mild discharge
- Irritation or redness at the top of the penis
- Burning during urination
- Men may often become unknowing carriers of trich infections
- Treatment is required to ensure that a trich infection is completely gone
Can it be Cured?
There is a way you can get cured from it. You can get prescribed over the counter medicine that kills the lice. If you have Pubic lice, you might want to get tested for STI’s. Might need to repeat this process for 7-10 days.
What Age is most common?
There is not a specific age, but it’s mostly found in Adults, and sometimes, pregnant women.
What are the emotions?
You may feel Run-down or irritable.
Where should you go?
If you think you have been infected, ‘see a doctor or gynecologist right away.’ If you want to go to a more private place, check out this site, you can see where a doctor's office is from around where you live. https://www.tstd.org/
Webquest Questions:
1. How long does it take to be cured?
2. What are the emotions for someone who has Pubic Lice?
3. What are some common names for Pubic Lice?
Bibliography:
http://www.sexualityandu.ca/stis-stds/parasitic-stis-stds
http://www.plannedparenthood.org/health-topics/stds-hiv-safer-sex/pubic-lice-4279.htm
https://www.tstd.org/