Hi, I have a question about pubic lice. I was diagnosed by a dermatologist with crabs on wed august 14. I took 2 rounds of prescription permethrin cream, which I used on wed. August 14 and again on wednesday august 21. I have fortunately not had any crabs since then. However, during my first round of treatment, I used a blanket/comforter and threw it in the hamper after. I did not wash it until friday september 13. I washed it on high (above 130 degrees fahrenheit) and dried it on high heat. It did not fully dry, so I let it air dry. I just want to make sure that no pubic lice could have lived for almost a month in my blanket, and if they did, I assume the hot wash would have killed them, right? Thank you for your help.
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Yes high temp will kill them for sure don't worry.
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Yes it would have.
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Treatment for pubic lice consists of decontaminating yourself, your clothes, and your bedding. Topical, over-the-counter lotions and shampoos can be used to remove pubic lice from your body. ... Home remedies, such as shaving and hot baths, aren't effective for treating pubic lice. However To kill any lice or nits remaining on clothing, towels or bedding, machine wash and machine dry those items that the infested person used during the two to three days before treatment. Use hot water (at least 130 degrees F) and the hot dryer cycle.
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Yes, you are free of the pubic lice, it lives on the skin, not on the blanket or clothes, you could check on your own if you see any lice, apply vaseline on it and pull it out and kill it by drowning in bit of water and flush it out, if on checking you have no rash or lice, it means they all were killed with the medicine prescribed by the doctor.
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