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screw worm infectious disease (DOID:12927)
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Alt IDs: MESH:D012610, UMLS_CUI:C0036465
Definition: A myiasis that involves parasitic infestation of Cochliomyia hominivorax or Chrysomya bezziana larvae, which feed on the living tissues of warm-blooded animals. In Cochliomyia infestation, larvae migrate from the subdermis to other tissues in the body, causing extreme damage in the process. Chrysomya bezziana larvae feed and can cause permanent tissue damage.

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