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Can you catch pubic lice by wearing short shorts and sitting on carpeted floors with others?
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Pubic Lice: You get it by contact with the affected person.It is a parasite that jumps to your body upon contact.
Answered 3/21/2012
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Lice: Possible but more likely by direct physical contact.
Answered 7/5/2012
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