A 58-year-old woman in Greece appears to hold the record for growing a parasitic sheep bot fly in her nose the longest, ...
Doctors removed 10 larvae and a pupa from her nose, according to a case report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...
According to the report, the woman worked outdoors on a Greek island in proximity to grazing livestock. She recalled being surrounded by flies on a particularly hot and dry day in September.
Just in case you needed new material for your nightmares, here’s this real-life case report of a woman in Greece who literally sneezed out maggots. Doctors documented the spine-chilling sneeze this ...
When describing a fly, many people think of the ubiquitous house fly (Musca domestica); whereas, some biologists might envision the fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster). Both are good examples of ...