Pubic Lice and Scabies

Scabies and pubic lice, often called crabs, are tiny insects that live on the skin. They are often, but not always, spread sexually. You can also pick them up by rising the bed linen, clothes or towels of an infected person. The lice will not survive on clothing for more than a few days.

Scabies an itchy rash, is caused when a female mite burrows into a person's skin to lay her eggs.

Pubic lice infect hairy parts of the body, especially around the groin and under the arms. Their eggs can be seen on the hair close to the skin, where they hatch in six to eight days.