An outbreak of the flesh-eating New World screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax) has killed seven people and infected at least 1,190 more across Mexico and South America, and now the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention is alerting health workers of its northward spread.
  • Abundance114@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    10 hours ago

    LLM warning for those who are triggerable.

    Broad Definition of “Wound”: The fly doesn’t need a major injury. It can lay eggs in something as tiny as a tick bite, a mosquito bite, a small scratch, or a shaving cut.

    Natural Openings: The fly will lay eggs in or near the nose, mouth, eyes, ears, and genitals. In these cases, no “wound” is necessary; the larvae hatch and burrow directly into the moist tissue of the orifice.

    Kind and of scary, just wake up one day and feel something nomming away inside your eyelid.