Myiasis (B87)

Clinical Information for Myiasis (B87)

Myiasis - The invasion of living tissues of man and other mammals by dipterous larvae.

Screw Worm Infection - Infection with larvae of the blow fly Cochliomyia hominivorax (Callitroga americanum), a common cause of disease in livestock in the southern and southwestern U.S.A.

Myiasis - The invasion of living tissues of man and other mammals by dipterous larvae.

Screw Worm Infection - Infection with larvae of the blow fly Cochliomyia hominivorax (Callitroga americanum), a common cause of disease in livestock in the southern and southwestern U.S.A.

Instructional Notations

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  • infestation by larva of flies