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Certain type of Botflies can occasionally use humans as the host to its larvae. The larva, because of their spines, can pose an extremely painful sub-epidermal condition. Removal processes include placing raw meat on to the area, which in theory will coax the larva out. Another option is to use the tree sap of the matatorsalo, found in Costa Rica, which will kill the larva, yet leave its body in the skin. Additionally, one can attempt to seal the breathing hole of the larva with nail polish or vaseline and then, after a day, squeeze out the suffocated, dead larva.[6][7]. Use of adhesive tape can work, but carries additional risk of infection because portions of the larva's breathing tube can be broken off by the tape and made difficult to remove.
Ughh...my guess...3rd world country...lack of proper hygiene....bathing washing hair etc.![]()
Occurrence
Botflies live in a variety of places, mostly warm and damp climates including throughout Brazil and Chile. Countries with known botfly encounters:
- Afghanistan
- Argentina
- Australia
- Brazil
- Belize
- Bolivia
- Canada - Northern British Columbia, Southern Ontario
- Chile
- Costa Rica
- Dominican Republic
- The coast of Ecuador
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Iraq
- Jamaica
- Mexico
- New Zealand
- Panama
- Peru
- Suriname
- United States
sick ass shit, made my fuckin' skin crawl, now im
scratching. shits fuckin' repulsive, b!