How Pubic Lice Can Spread to Your Eyelashes, According to Doctors
, a New York City board-certified dermatologist. “Pubic lice have evolved to attach to coarse hair in the genital area, but it also can attach to hair in the eyebrows and the eyelashes,” he says.
In general, public lice “like shorter hair,” Dr. Goldenberg says. The CDC says this form of lice can also show up in beard, mustache, chest, or armpit hair.A case of eyelash lice is usually caused by “extended contact” with someone who has pubic lice, Dr. Zeichner says. It can happen after intimate contact, and occasionally after personal contact with clothing, bed linens, or towels that were used by an infested person. It can also happen when people touch their genitals and then their eyes.
And before you freak out about public restrooms here, know it is “extremely rare” for pubic lice to infest a person after sitting on a toilet seat, as critters cannot survive away from a human body and don’t have feet that allow them to move around smooth surfaces,⚠️ If you find pubic lice on a child, seek help from a doctor or trusted professional ASAP. It may actually be a sign of sexual contact or abuse.Adult pubic lice are between 1.1 to 1.8 millimeters in length, the CDC says.
Bottom line: Finding lice on your eyelashes is not something to sit on, and seeing a doctor will be your best bet in getting rid of the problem. “ as soon as possible to prevent spreading to other areas of the body or other people,” Dr. Goldenberg says.
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