You Have Severe Itching Problems When Bitten by an Insect

question 83

Multiple Choice

You have severe itching problems when bitten by an insect.Your friend gives you an ointment to spread on your skin around the bite so that the redness and itching do not bother you.The likely mechanism of this medication would be

• A)the inactivation of neutrophils.
• B)the destruction of phagocytic cells.
• C)to act as an antagonist of histamine.
• D)the inhibition of lysozyme.

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