"Lotus breast" (also known as "nipple worm" on the Internet) is actually a fly maggot disease. The real culprit that causes breast ulceration is a flesh-eating fly called "Tumbu fly" (Tumbu fly in English). A large number of pictures and videos circulating on the Internet have been attributed to a 70-year-old Nigerian woman in Africa who was reported as a case. Chest ulcers caused by the Tumbu fly are extremely rare in the literature. This case has led to the realization that fly maggot disease may also be a cause of chest ulcers in the habitat of the shield fly.

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A breakthrough was made when the scientific name and culprit of "lotus milk" was learned! It's also clear why this thing is so "famous" - chest ulcers caused by the peltast fly are extremely rare, and the ulcerated surface of this famous case was an eye catcher, so naturally it was seen and reproduced all over the place. Based on the traditional principle that "if a man falls at the east end of the village, and the news reaches the west end, he is already going to have a funeral," it is not surprising that exaggerated and inaccurate descriptions have been found on various mainland Web sites.

Only stay in the knowledge of the scientific name of the disease and culprits, obviously can not satisfy the wind Ning's desire for knowledge: this disease is really rare? Ancient dog keywords changed to "fly maggot disease" in the official website of the Heilongjiang Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau of an international epidemic published on February 28, 2006 reference: "fly maggot disease epidemic in the Northwest Province of South Africa". The article mentions the spread of fly maggot disease caused by the shield wave fly and the treatment recommended by South African health personnel. It turns out that the fly lays its eggs on clothing or in the soil, and the larvae that hatch are able to penetrate the skin and enter the body without people feeling any pain.

It seems that fly maggot disease caused by the shield wave fly is not uncommon in Africa, so is there any in the country? In Wanfang's online library, Feng Ning found a paper titled "Comprehensive Analysis of 107 Cases of Human Fly Maggot Disease in China from 1995 to 2002" in the first issue of the Chinese Journal of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases in 2003. Feng Ning is not specialized in the study of parasites, and will not go into the specific content of the article. Only from the abstract and references can be determined, China's human fly maggot disease is not rare. Abstract also mentioned "subcutaneous fly maggot disease" and "eye fly maggot disease", an unexpected gain - now, not only "lotus milk "There is an understanding, the network along with" Lotus milk "with the circulation of the" eye worm "is also taken care of: it turns out that the two are just fly maggots in the human body organs and tissues parasitic parts of different.

Domestic also have ...... allowed the wind Ning to play a cold war first. Washed clothes can not not dry, go out and not touch the soil, so think about it, is not everyone to be infected with fly maggot disease? South African health workers say the affected area is coated with petroleum jelly or liquid paraffin to suffocate the fly larvae. Well, you can't live with a thick layer of petroleum jelly or paraffin every day, can you? Looking around, no one seems to have contracted such a horrible parasite. So how do you know how to prevent this disease? The Ancient Dog God continues to take on the body ~ in the Chinese medicinal calendar network found on the skin fly maggot disease prevention and treatment methods. The article is very detailed, the cause of the disease, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, complications, prevention, and related medicines. It turns out that fly maggot disease can be divided into "intestinal fly maggot disease", "urinary tract or vaginal fly maggot disease", "pore fly maggot disease" (eye fly maggot disease belongs to this kind of) according to the different parts of the host, "Flyspeckers of wounds", "Flyspeckers of the skin", really from the inside to the outside are not spared ah. Wind Ning is more interested in the following points:

* In the country, skin fly maggot disease is mainly the first instar larvae of the striped skin fly and the cowhide fly occasional parasitism in human beings caused by the pastoral areas, the patient often has a history of contact with cattle, horses, and occurs in summer and fall;

* The people of South Africa said that any attempt to remove the fly larvae with instruments is not desirable, which may rupture the larvae and cause a serious infection. serious infection. Instead, MedicineList.com recommends squeezing the lump by hand to pinch the larvae. Who is right and who is wrong?

* Fly larvae can slither under the skin. Individuals with severe cases can become disabled or even die.