hypodermyasis
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Hypodermyasis is a parasitic infection by the larvae of warble flies, most notably Hypoderma lineatum and Hypoderma bovis. These flies mostly infect cattle in the warmer areas of the Northern Hemisphere. Humans become hosts when they inadvertently swallow the eggs of those flies. __TOC__ ==Symptoms== The symptoms of this infection depends on where the larvae migrates into the body when swallowed, however the most common symptoms are : Swelling Symptoms resembling those of an allergic reaction Skin eruptions Eye and neurological symptoms.
Research
4 papers- [Hypodermyasis. New possibilities of serodiagnosis].La Nouvelle presse medicale · 1972
- [A new case of human hypodermyasis. Clinical and epidemiologic importance].Bulletin de la Societe de pathologie exotique et de ses filiales · 1972
- [On methods of assessing the efficacy of the use of insecticides for controlling hypodermyasis].Veterinariia · 1966
- [Neuromeningeal hypodermyiasis complicated by hydrocephaly. Value of nuclear magnetic resonance imaging].Presse medicale (Paris, France : 1983) · 1987
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Hypodermyasis is a parasitic infection by the larvae of warble flies, most notably Hypoderma lineatum and Hypoderma bovis. These flies mostly infect cattle in the warmer areas of the Northern Hemisphere. Humans become hosts when they inadvertently swallow the eggs of those flies. __TOC__ ==Symptoms== The symptoms of this infection depends on where the larvae migrates into the body when swallowed, however the most common symptoms are : Swelling Symptoms resembling those of an allergic reaction Skin eruptions Eye and neurological symptoms.
==Treatment== The infection is usually treated with ivermectin.