crabs

[johngotti]

yo i was just wondering if you use a used towel which was previously used by someone with crabs, is it possible to contract crabs?

[Darknova8]

Yes using a towel infected with crabs can result in you contracting the disease if i was you i would go to the hospital to get checked out.

[johngotti]

Yes using a towel infected with crabs can result in you contracting the disease if i was you i would go to the hospital to get checked out.

i dont got crabs son i was just wondering

[Short Circuit]

Yes you can. You can even catch them from public toilet seats!

[Darknova8]

i dont got crabs son i was just wondering

Oh lol srry i just though this was kinda specific for just a question.

[johngotti]

Yes you can. You can even catch them from public toilet seats!

nah i dont believe that.

[DerBear]

yo i was just wondering if you use a used towel which was previously used by someone with crabs, is it possible to contract crabs?

Crab lice usually infect a new host only by close contact between individuals, usually through sexual intercourse. Parent-to-child infestations are more likely to occur through routes of shared towels, clothing, beds or closets. For this reason, infection in a young child or teenager is not necessarily indicative of sexual abuse, although this possibility should be kept in mind.[6][7] Adults are more frequently infested than children. As with most sexually transmitted pathogens, they can only survive a short time away from the warmth and humidity of the human body.

Source HERE (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crab_louse#Description) Wikipedia.

So yes. You can contract grabs for shared towel. Also it does not need to be family. You could a flat mate you could share a towel with. The example above was to merely show you it is possible.

nah i dont believe that.

That is actually a debatable thing. Many say that because crabs won't live long away from a host. E.g a human then they die. However it is possible. It is an unlikely factor I will admit. However it is possible.

Also you could Google that like I did. Some believe it to be true but I went on the first 3 websites, excluding "Yahoo Answers" and they said it is possible although rare.

[Sean4U]

Yes you can from a towel for sure....never use one that someone else uses....even for school I bring my own towel just in case

[turtleman]

Yes you can. You can even catch them from public toilet seats!
Which is why I use toilet seat covers/hold it in til I'm home. Like a sir.

[Anyone51]

Seeing as they live in your hair just shave and you are fine
They were a big issue in places before the late 90s when hair was normal