Parasitic skin diseases are identified as pediculosis or scabies. The difference between pediculosis and scabies is
a. pediculosis only occurs in poor living conditions.
b. scabies only occurs when there is poor hygiene.
c. scabies is caused by mites that burrow into the skin.
d. lice is caused by mites that attach themselves to bare areas of the skin.
C
Scabies is caused by mites that penetrate the skin by burrowing. Pediculosis and scabies occur in any environment or in anyone using good personal hygiene. Lice attach themselves to the shaft of hair follicles.
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