KROK 1 2010 – Question 193 · KROK (Medicine) · Biology
A doctor revealed tissues injury on patient’s scalp with localized suppurations and diagnosed his disease as myiasis. This infestation is caused by larvae of the following insect:
- A. Stable fly (Stomoxys calcitrans)
- B. Kissing bug
- C. Mosquito
- D. Wohlfahrt fly
- E. Malarial mosquito
Hint
Myiasis means the larvae themselves invade living tissue, so separate insects whose larvae feed on host tissue from blood-feeding biters and vectors.
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