So. You're curious about this exciting, new venereal disease too, huh? Well, before you rush out to catch the "crab-fever" that's sweeping the nation, here are some useful and interesting facts about our little friends. A note to the readers: though some of the following statements seem to be obvious gags we've thrown in for a chuckle, others are life-threateningly important facts. See if you can separate the facts from the fiction.

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• Crabs is caused by Pthirus Pubis, or pubic lice.
• Crab lice are tools of fictional propaganda to promote abstinence. 
• Head lice is a form of crabs. 
• The presence of crabs can be determined by persistent itching and tiny white dots. 
• It is usually better to get crabs as a child, rather than getting it as an adult. 
• The offspring of a crab louse is called a nit. 
• Crabs are manifested as a result of poor hygiene and filthy environment.
•  The only way to safely rid yourself from crab lice is to remove each louse manually.
• Since they only live a short while, a crab louse needs only three days to burrow underneath your skin and lay its eggs.
• It is still believed that using special shampoos is an effective treatment for crabs.
• Crab lice are hermaphroditic, or reproduce asexually.