This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Environment and Health, Subject name: Social & Preventive Medicine
Average number of mites found on the body in a person suffering from scabies is? 
Select and explain. 
A. 2-Jan, B. 10-May, C. 15-Oct, D. 15-20
C: 15-Oct
Answer: C: 15-Oct 
Explanation: ANSWER: (C) 10-15REF: The encyclopedia of sexually transmitted diseases by Jennifer Shoquist, Diane Stafford- Page 158, Common skin diseases in children: diagnosis and management - Page 105The difference between Norwegian scabies and regular scabies is the number of mites found on the infected individual. Regular scabies usually causes a person to host about 10 to 15 (range 3-50) mites at a time; a patient who has Norwegian scabies has thousands to millions.