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Exam questionKROK 1Dentistry · 2017

In the armpits of a patient there are small (1-1,5 mm), dorsoventrally flattened, wingless, blood-sucking insects. Their larvae have been developing in the armpits as well. What disease is caused by these insects?

Answer options

  1. Chagas’ disease
  2. Phthiriasis
  3. Sleeping sickness
  4. Relapsing fever
  5. Plague
Correct answer

Phthiriasis

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