on your head.
How are they treated?
There are lotions and shampoos available from the chemist
that you will need to apply by following the instructions on the bottle.
Some of these lotions provide immunity for a couple of weeks that can
help to prevent re-infestation. You will also need to wash all your clothes,
bed linen, sleeping bags etc in hot water. Items that cannot be washed
can be placed in a plastic bag for two weeks to ensure decontamination.
Read the label on the provided treatment very carefully if you are pregnant,
or think you might be, and seek medical advice if it needs to be applied
to very young children.
Why worry about crabs?
You may get a secondary infection as a result of scratching.
Genital and anal warts
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What are they? Genital and anal warts are caused
by the human papilloma virus (HPV-left). These warts can occur on the
penis, the anus, the cervix (neck of the womb), elsewhere on the genitals,
and occasionally in the mouth or on the face.
How are they transmitted? The HPV virus may lie dormant for weeks,
months or sometimes years, so it's not always possible to say how you
caught it or who from. You contract the virus easily by coming into direct
skin contact with the warts.
The symptoms?
Sometimes genital warts are so small that they cannot be seen with the
naked eye. They can also be raised or flat, single or multiple, small
or large but rarely cause itching or burning.
How are they treated?
By chemicals, burning or freezing. This removes the warts, but there is
no cure for the underlying
viral infection. They may reoccur, sometimes after a long
time.
Why worry about genital warts?
