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Myiasis

Medical Definition: The invasion of living tissues of man and other mammals by dipterous larvae.
Guide Notes: infestation by fly maggots
Myiasis Categories.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Hypodermyiasis - Infestation with larvae of the genus Hypoderma, the warble fly.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition 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 Medical Definitions and Terms

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