| ▲ | morkalork 3 hours ago | |||||||
The author of the book Mother Nature is Trying to Kill You had a story like that; he managed to pick up a parasitic fly infection while abroad and had to convince health care workers to cut out the larvae from under his skin. | ||||||||
| ▲ | coryrc an hour ago | parent [-] | |||||||
Botfly. Don't cut, they dig deeper. The proper solution is a thick layer of petroleum jelly over your skin. The larva has to come up to breathe eventually (~hours). Use tweezers and grab it. Gross, but perfectly safe. | ||||||||
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