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In hostels can I get bedbugs or lice in my pubic hairs
A 38-year-old member asked:

Dr. Joseph Easternanswered
Dermatology 46 years experience
Sure.: The former is a bigger risk than the latter; most hostels make you provide your own sheets, but bedbugs live on mattresses, not sheets or blankets. Mo... Read More
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Dr. Joseph Woodsanswered
Pathology 30 years experience
Very likely.: Bedbug bites have a blotchy, smudgy, red appearance. They also remain close to their hosts, and in beds and couches, and they tend to have the smell o... Read More
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5.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 31-year-old member asked:

Dr. Joseph Easternanswered
Dermatology 46 years experience
Yes and no.: The habitat of pubic lice is hair-bearing areas; they like to set up housekeeping next to a hair shaft and rarely venture very far from it. But shavin... Read More
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5.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 17-year-old female asked:

Dr. Hunter Handsfieldanswered
Infectious Disease 55 years experience
Germophobia: This is the same question as your others, this time about lice. Like warts, only by intimate contact with another person, not through clothing or cont... Read More
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789 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 22-year-old male asked:

Dr. James Fergusonanswered
Pediatrics 48 years experience
Confirm/prescribed : This is something you can have confirmed by exam and treated with prescribed meds. The meds used are potentially toxic if misused so there are limits ... Read More
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112 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 19-year-old male asked:

Dr. Neigatha Graneyanswered
Pediatrics 39 years experience
Treat For Head Lice: There are 3 types of lice: head, body, & pubic. Pubic (crab) have distinctive appearance from other two. Head & body lice appear similar but h... Read More
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3.4k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A male asked:

Dr. Felix Chienanswered
Family Medicine 25 years experience
Little bugs.: This can be very frustration, and I certainly feel for your distress. Have you tried prescription medication and have you seen your physician? If you... Read More
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715 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 19-year-old female asked:

Dr. Alan Levineanswered
Pediatrics 36 years experience
Unlikely: Head lice and pubic lice are different "animals", so to speak. The itching in your pubic area is most likely a response to the grooming of the area an... Read More
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4.6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 17-year-old male asked:

Dr. James Fergusonanswered
Pediatrics 48 years experience
Jock itch is a common lay term for simple fungal infections that occasionally infect the skin near or of the genitals. These are acquired at random fr... Read More
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Reviewed Jul 11, 2021
A 16-year-old male asked:

Dr. John Berrymananswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 56 years experience
"black specs" ?'s: " Black specs" in your underwear, may still be scabies (lice), so see your physician for an exam and treatment. Contact with the genital region of an... Read More
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24 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 24-year-old male asked:

Dr. John Munshoweranswered
Family Medicine 32 years experience
It's fine: Manscaping is fine and in no way will cause or increase STI's Groom away.
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4k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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