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  2. Onchocerciasis - Wikipedia

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    The larvae can move through the body without triggering a response from the host's immune system, so some people who are infected with the parasite experience no symptoms; the Global Burden of Disease Study estimated that in 2017 there were at least 20.9 million people infected worldwide, of which 14.6 million had skin disease symptoms and 1.15 ...

  3. Myiasis - Wikipedia

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    The larvae of the green bottle fly (Lucilia fly) are now used exclusively for this purpose, since they preferentially devour only necrotic tissue, leaving healthy tissue intact. This is an important distinction, as most other major varieties of myiasitic fly larvae attack both live and dead wound tissue indiscriminately, effectively negating ...

  4. Senile pruritus - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] [3] In the elderly, xerosis, is the most common cause for an itch due to the degradation of the skin barrier over time. [4] However, the cause of senile pruritus is not clearly known. [5] Diagnosis is based on an elimination criteria during a full body examination that can be done by either a dermatologist or non-dermatologist physician ...

  5. Here’s How to Tell If You Have Chigger Bites or Scabies - AOL

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    Unlike the itching from scabies, a chigger bite itch will eventually go away. (Unless you get bit by more chiggers.) The scabies itch continues until you see a doctor for a treatment that will ...

  6. Cordylobia anthropophaga - Wikipedia

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    Cordylobia anthropophaga, the mango fly, tumbu fly, tumba fly, putzi fly, or skin maggot fly, is a species of blow-fly common in East and Central Africa. It is a parasite of large mammals (including humans) during its larval stage. [1] C. anthropophaga is found in the tropics of Africa and is a common cause of myiasis in humans in the region. [2]

  7. Leishmaniasis - Wikipedia

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    Leishmaniasis is a wide array of clinical manifestations caused by protozoal parasites of the Trypanosomatida genus Leishmania. [7] It is generally spread through the bite of phlebotomine sandflies, Phlebotomus and Lutzomyia, and occurs most frequently in the tropics and sub-tropics of Africa, Asia, the Americas, and southern Europe.

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