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  2. Cochliomyia - Wikipedia

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    Cochliomyia is commonly referred to as the New World screwworm flies, as distinct from Old World screwworm flies. Four species are in this genus: C. macellaria, C. hominivorax, C. aldrichi, and C. minima. [2] [3] C. hominivorax is known as the primary screwworm because its larvae produce myiasis and feed on living tissue. This feeding causes ...

  3. Cochliomyia macellaria - Wikipedia

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    Cochliomyia macellaria, also known as the secondary screwworm, is a species of blow fly in the family Calliphoridae. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] These screwworms are referred to as "secondary" because they typically infest wounds after invasion by primary myiasis -causing flies. [ 1 ]

  4. Cochliomyia hominivorax - Wikipedia

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    Cochliomyia hominivorax, the New World screwworm fly, or simply screwworm or screw-worm, is a species of parasitic fly that is well known for the way in which its larvae (maggots) eat the living tissue of warm-blooded animals. It is present in the New World tropics.

  5. Calliphoridae - Wikipedia

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    The secondary screwworm (Cochliomyia macellaria) has become one of the principal species on which to base post mortem interval estimations because its succession and occurrence on decomposing remains has been well defined. The secondary screwworm is found throughout the United States and the American tropics, and in southern Canada during summers.

  6. What causes 'earworms,' and how to banish them - AOL

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    What Causes Earworms And How To Get That Pesky Song Out Of Your Head Don't worry, earworms aren't the newest creepy bug out there -- though they are incredibly annoying.

  7. Parasitic flies of domestic animals - Wikipedia

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    Many species of flies of the two-winged type, Order Diptera, such as mosquitoes, horse-flies, blow-flies and warble-flies, cause direct parasitic disease to domestic animals, and transmit organisms that cause diseases. These infestations and infections cause distress to companion animals, and in livestock industry the financial costs of these ...

  8. Primary familial brain calcification - Wikipedia

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    Primary familial brain calcification [1] (PFBC), also known as familial idiopathic basal ganglia calcification (FIBGC) and Fahr's disease, [1] is a rare, [2] genetically dominant or recessive, inherited neurological disorder characterized by abnormal deposits of calcium in areas of the brain that control movement.

  9. Cerebral amyloid angiopathy - Wikipedia

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    CAA is associated with brain hemorrhages, particularly microhemorrhages.The accumulation of amyloid beta peptide deposits in the blood vessel walls results in damage of the blood vessels and hindrance of normal blood flow, making blood vessels more prone to bleeding [10] Since CAA can be caused by the same amyloid protein that is associated with Alzheimer's dementia, brain bleeds [11] are more ...