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The human bot fly Dermatobia hominis is a parasite. Its larvae can infect humans, cattle, swine, cats, dogs, horses, sheep, and other mammals and a few birds in Mexico and Central and South America.

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The fly is not known to transmit disease-causing pathogens but the larvae is called linnaeus, which will infest the skin of mammals and live out the larval stage in the subcutaneous layer, causing painful pustules that secrete fluids.

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Some flies attach their eggs to mosquitoes and wait for mosquitoes to bite people. Their larvae then enter these bites or some flies larvae burrow into skin.

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All mammals can be infected.

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*Myiasis

Myiasis is infection with a fly larva. It usually occurs in tropical and subtropical areas. There are several ways for flies to transmit their larvae to people.

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Symptoms of infestation include a locally painful, firm furuncular lesion. It is often with a centrally located pore. Due to their infrequent occurrence, these lesions are often misdiagnosed as cellulitis, leishmaniasis, furunculosis, staphylococcal boil, insect bite or sebaceous cyst which are conditions with similar presentations

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Avoid host flies

Insect repellents

Protective clothing

Make surroundings clean(outdoors around your house)

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There are several treatment options for treatment of Myiasis. The most conventional way of removing the larvae is with a simple surgical procedure that includes local anesthesia. Using a scalpel to cut a slit to enlarge the wound, the larvae can be taken out.

Dermatobia Hominis survives in its host by breathing through spiracles that are flush with the skin. In order to coax the larva out the spiracles need to be covered. They can be covered with bacon, petroleum jelly, beeswax, or any other thick substance that prevents the larvae from breathing. The larvae will come up out of the lesion to breathe allowing it to be removed with forceps.