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Pubic lice starts from the vagina and spread to the pubic area?
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No: Pubic lice live in the hair and skin around the hair. They do not live in the viagina.
Answered 11/21/2014
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No: Lice are spread from skin to skin contact. This can be from one pubic area to another, but the more common mean of spread is from the hand to the groin. The mites like the groin area.
Answered 8/29/2014
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