Talk:Crab louse

Self-contradictory

Wait, it says that they can survive being away from the human host for like a week, and then it lists one of the reasons that they arent transmitted via toilet seat as it not living long without a human host... edit: ALSO, it says that it dies within 1-2 days of falling off the host under life cycle...

Mpawluk 04:17, 12 May 2006 (UTC)Well then is it possible to get crabs from a toilet seat?

maybe if ur a fool and rub your hairy pubic bits on the toilet seat while you piss/shitPeter Napkin Dance Party (talk) 03:02, 22 September 2009 (UTC)

Joseph Reid

I have removed the statement "They were originally discovered by Scientist Joseph Reid in 1842." They have obviously been known to humankind for a long time an d were described by Linnaeus. Joseph Reid Leach established the genus Phthirus. See http://www.phthiraptera.org/taxonomy.html. William Avery 21:31, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

If it meant that the stages in the life cycle were first described by Reid, can someone put that back in as a sourced statement. William Avery 21:34, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

Reverted vandalism by user Tom1234567

--Atomicskier 20:30, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

Redundancy

Is it really neccessary to state so many times how crabs got the nickname? 64.184.139.58 18:17, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

False Information

While I cannot myself edit the information on the page, I hope that someone can. Under treatment is states in the first sentance that a Dr. Eligh P. Hanning discovered a treatment. This is false, as no such doctor exists, aas the name is my own and it appeared here as a practical joke.

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Surely only one image is needed?

It seems unnecessary to have two identical images. SteveRamone 21:58, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

: agreed --Casket56 (talk) 10:29, 2 November 2008 (UTC)

Unsigned contribution

I forgot to sign in when I made edit on December 12, 2007, which is credited to IP address 66.237.109.194. Rick lightburn (talk) 17:46, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

Vector?

Is the crab louse a vector of other diseases? The head & body louse pages discuss this, but there seems to be no mention one way or the other here. 144.124.16.33 (talk) 13:02, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

Toilet Seat

My friend just got crabs when he was at an airport. It was on the toilet seat in one of the restrooms. Should this be added as a transmission source? Public bathrooms like that are used so often the crabs can be spread within the period of time they will live. 96.248.98.212 (talk) 23:56, 11 June 2009 (UTC)

Bitch gave me crabs one time; skanky little girl, should have known. Burned like hell. My girlfriend got pretty PO'd about it too and almost broke up with me.

Bleach as a means of Removal

Does the traditional/media usage of bleach as a means to remove pubic lice have any relevancy in this post? I.E. "Sailors used bleach as a means to remove crabs." Or is this considered an urban myth?Jcook5 (talk) 00:45, 8 May 2008 (UTC)