• Pubic lice are tiny insects spread from an infected person to you after having close contact including sex.
• Pubic lice can also be spread from using bed sheets or towels or wearing clothes of an infected person
• Symptoms occur when the insects bite you
  

Symptoms may include:

• Itching in the pubic area
• Scabs in the pubic area
• You may see very small, brown insects in your pubic hair
• You may also see small, white eggs, called nits, on pubic hair

Testing and treatment

• You must see a clinic nurse and doctor. For Clinic Hours Click Here
• Testing and treatment is free at the health unit
• Pubic lice is treated with special creams and lotions available in drugstores
• Avoid close body contact with others if you have pubic lice until treatment is complete
• Clothes and bed linens must be dry-cleaned or washed in hot water.
• Clothes or blankets not washed or dry cleaned can be stored in air-tight plastic bags for two weeks. This will also kill the insects and their eggs
• Your sexual partners need to be told and should go to the doctor
• You should also inform anyone with whom you had close contact or who has shared your bed sheets, clothes or towels. They should be treated even if they don't have any symptoms