KROK 1 Stomatology 2016 – Question 69 · KROK (Dentistry)
In the armpits of a patient there are small (1-1,5 mm), dorsoventrally flattened, wingless, blood-sucking insects. Their larvae developed in the armpits too. What disease is caused by these insects?
- A. Plague
- B. Sleeping sickness
- C. Phthiriasis
- D. Relapsing fever
- E. Chagas’ disease
Hint
Consider which tiny, flattened, wingless blood-sucking insect lives and develops in coarse body hair such as the axillary and pubic regions.
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