MYIASIS: SYMPTOMS, TREATMENT AND PREVENTION - GENERAL CLINIC

How to Identify and Treat Human Myiasis



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Human myiasis is the infestation of fly larvae on the skin, which can happen in 2 forms: pea or berne. The bicheira is provoked by the blowfly, and the berne by the common fly. The main characteristics of each type are: Bicheira: The fly Cochliomyia hominivorax rests on the injured skin, which can be a scratch, and places from 200 to 300 eggs, which turn into larvae in only 24 hours and feed on living or dead tissues