infestation of the body by the larvae of flies (usually through a wound or other opening) or any disease resulting from such infestation
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myiasis::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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Examples of myiasis
myiasis
The fly lays its eggs in wounds and the maggots burrow into the living flesh causing a condition called myiasis, which is often fatal.
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Flesh-flies, particularly Wohlfahrtia magnifica, can also cause myiasis in animals, mostly to sheep, and can give them blood poisoning, or asymptomatic leprosy infections.
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It is also considered dangerous to wear underwired bras in the Tropics, specifically East Africa due to cases of severe furuncular myiasis of the breast caused by the Tumbu fly.
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