Benefits Of Occupational Therapy. 1  Benefits of Occupational Therapy Occupational therapy basically refers to meaningful engagement in day to day activities, especially to encourage or enable participation in certain activities regardless of limitations in mental or physical functions.
Pubic Lice (Crabs): Symptoms, Risk Factors and Treatment. Pubic lice (Sing: pubic louse), also known as crab louse, crabs, or Fullers; Latin name Pthirus pubis are tiny parasitic blood-sucking wingless insects that infest the human genitals, causing itching and red spots. The only other animal known to be affected by this insect is the gorilla. Crabs may also affect other coarse hair on the body, including the eyelashes, eyebrows, beards, mustaches, as well as the hair on the back and abdomen. Pubic lice are about 2mm long and are gray-brown in color.
1 Lice found on the head are generally head lice, not pubic lice. 2  Signs and symptoms of pubic lice include itching in the genital area and visible nits (lice eggs) or crawling lice. 3  Pubic lice usually spread through sexual contact and are most common in adults. Pubic lice may be spread by close personal contact or contact with articles such as clothing, bed linens, or towels that have been used by an infested person. 2  Treatment for public lice includes a lice-killing lotion containing 1% permethrin or a mousse containing pyrethrins and piperonyl butoxide.