What Is Myiasis?
4. What Are the Types of Myiasis?
Three main types occur in humans: furuncular, wound, and creeping or migratory myiasis. They are classified by the type of fly involved and its method of infection. Creeping myiasis is more common in animals than humans because these flies cannot complete their life cycle in a human host.
Furuncular myiasis is by far the most common form. It is used by bot flies, screwworms and the tumba fly. These larvae hatch and burrow into the skin. In wound myiasis, eggs or larvae are deposited directly into decaying flesh of poorly managed wounds.
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