myiasis
noun
my·ia·sis
mī-ˈī-ə-səs 
mē-
plural myiases
mī-ˈī-ə-ˌsēz
mē-
: infestation with fly maggots
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In humans, an infestation, or myiasis, can be quite painful, according to the CDC.
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Dave Wessner, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
New World screwworm, also known as myiasis, is a parasitic infestation of fly larvae that feeds on live flesh, according to the CDC.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2025
The best defense against myiasis, a parasitic infection caused by the larvae (maggots) of flies, is prevention.
—Tina Chen, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2025
In humans, the infestation—known as myiasis—typically occurs in individuals with untreated wounds, particularly those living in rural areas or sleeping outdoors.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
New World screwworm flies cause myiasis, an infection of flesh-eating maggots that burrow into the skin of living animals, causing serious and often fatal damage, Reuters reported.
—George Petras, USA Today, 14 May 2025
The flies cause myiasis, an infection of flesh-eating maggots that burrow into the skin of living animals, causing serious and often fatal damage, Reuters reported.
—Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 13 May 2025
Christian Torres/Anadolu via Getty Images Mexico's Health Ministry issued an epidemiological alert this month after the first human case of screwworm myiasis was confirmed on April 17 in a 77-year-old woman living in the southern state of Chiapas.
—CBS News, 11 May 2025
The infection, called myiasis, is intensely painful and life-threatening.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 2 May 2025
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Dave Wessner, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
New World screwworm, also known as myiasis, is a parasitic infestation of fly larvae that feeds on live flesh, according to the CDC.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2025
The best defense against myiasis, a parasitic infection caused by the larvae (maggots) of flies, is prevention.
—Tina Chen, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2025
In humans, the infestation—known as myiasis—typically occurs in individuals with untreated wounds, particularly those living in rural areas or sleeping outdoors.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
New World screwworm flies cause myiasis, an infection of flesh-eating maggots that burrow into the skin of living animals, causing serious and often fatal damage, Reuters reported.
—George Petras, USA Today, 14 May 2025
The flies cause myiasis, an infection of flesh-eating maggots that burrow into the skin of living animals, causing serious and often fatal damage, Reuters reported.
—Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 13 May 2025
Christian Torres/Anadolu via Getty Images Mexico's Health Ministry issued an epidemiological alert this month after the first human case of screwworm myiasis was confirmed on April 17 in a 77-year-old woman living in the southern state of Chiapas.
—CBS News, 11 May 2025
The infection, called myiasis, is intensely painful and life-threatening.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 2 May 2025
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“Myiasis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/myiasis. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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