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Noun Concept
Categories: Tropical diseases, Veterinary entomology, Parasitic infestations, stings, and bites of the skin, Articles with short description, Sheep and goat diseases
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myiasis  infestation by fly larvae  Myiasis, unspecified  blowfly strike  Creeping myiasis
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Infestation of the body by the larvae of flies (usually through a wound or other opening) or any disease resulting from such infestation WordNet 3.0
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Infestation of the body by the larvae of flies (usually through a wound or other opening) or any disease resulting from such infestation WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Myiasis, also known as flystrike or fly strike, is the parasitic infestation of the body of a live animal by fly larvae that grow inside the host while feeding on its tissue. Wikipedia
According to the ICD-10 codes list Wikipedia Disambiguation
The infestation of a living vertebrate by maggots. Wiktionary
Infestation of a living vertebrate with maggots. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
infestation
infectious disease
diseases caused by Diptera
ectoparasitic infestation
HAS KIND
Congo floor maggot
common green bottle fly
Hypodermyasis
Oestridae myiasis
Oestrosis
+37 relations
HAS CAUSE
infection
HEALTH SPECIALTY
infectious disease
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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myiasis
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myiasis
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myiasis
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myiasis
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Blowfly strike, Creeping myiasis, cutaneous myiasis, Fly-blown, fly-strike, fly strike, flystrike, Furunculous myiasis, Miasis, Miyasis, Myaisis, myasis, Myiasis of skin, Myiasis of wound, ophthalmomyiasis, pseudomyiasis, Subcutaneous myiasis, Wound myiasis
Wikidata Alias
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blowfly strike, flystrike, infestation by fly larvae, infestation by maggots, maggot infestation, Myiasis, unspecified, Infestation by fly larvae (disorder)

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