Name and describe two skin conditions caused by live parasites

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Pediculosis is caused by lice, which frequently live in and leave tiny white eggs in hair.
Scabies is a contagious skin disease characterized by papules, vesicles, pustules, and itching. It is caused by the itch mite.

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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A) Ischemia B) Fibrillation C) Tachycardia D) Bradycardia

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The site of the development of spermatozoa is:

A) seminal vesicles. B) epididymis. C) vas deferens. D) seminiferous tubules.

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