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05-18-2009, 10:15 PM
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Re: The Boy with a Maggot Infection Inside of His Head
um, yeahhh. that's pretty nasty. maggots have always grossed me the fuck out. But inside a little kids head, while he's still alive, OH MY GOD! how does that even happen? did the kid fall unconscious onto the earth or do flys find there way in and lay eggs, like WTF!? |
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05-18-2009, 10:31 PM
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Re: The Boy with a Maggot Infection Inside of His Head
He could have had an infection to begin with (although you don't need to have an infection to end up with a maggoty mess like this), eggs would have been laid in the area and hey presto-maggot infestation!! A species of botfly (found only in Central and South America) captures a mosquito and lays its eggs on it ... about 30 of them. The botfly then releases the mosquito. Eventually the mosquito lands on a person. The warmth causes the eggs to hatch, and the larvae (or maggots) fasten to the person's skin. The larvae now eat their way into the skin of the person, and begin feeding on muscle tissue. Tiny hooks hold them in place. A hole is left in the skin so the larvae can breathe. A boil-like lesion develops at the site of infestation. After about 6 weeks the larvae has grown fat while dining on your flesh; they eat their way out and drop to the ground, where they pupate. Adult botflies emerge from the pupas in about 20 days, and the cycle starts all over again. Glorious!! |