Myiasis

Introduction: Myiasis

Description of Myiasis

Myiasis (medical condition): A condition that is characterised by the invasion of the body by the larvae of flies.

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Myiasis:
  »Introduction: Myiasis
  »Symptoms of Myiasis

Myiasis: Infestation of a living body part by maggots.

Myiasis: Any infection due to invasion of tissues or cavities of the body by larvae of dipterous insects. [G. myia, a fly]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Myiasis: infestation of the body by the larvae of flies (usually through a wound or other opening) or any disease resulting from such infestation.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Myiasis: The invasion of living tissues of man and other mammals by dipterous larvae.
Source: Diseases Database

Myiasis: The invasion of living tissues of man and other mammals by dipterous larvae.
Source: MeSH 2007

Myiasis: Rare Disease

Ophanet

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when if affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Myiasis as a "rare disease".

Source - Orphanet

Myiasis as a Disease

Myiasis (medical condition): See Myiasis (disease information).
  »Introduction: Myiasis
  »Symptoms of Myiasis

More information on medical condition: Myiasis:

• Information about Myiasis
• Basic Summary for Myiasis
• Symptoms of Myiasis

Terms associated with Myiasis:

Terms Similar to Myiasis:

• Fly larva infestation
• Maggot infestation

Source: Diseases Database

• Maggot Infestations

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Myiasis:

• Hypodermyiasis
• Screw Worm Infection

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Myiasis

• Ectoparasitic Infestations

Source - MeSH 2007

• infestation

Source - WordNet 2.1

Hierarchical classifications of Myiasis

The following list attempts to classify Myiasis into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• infestation
• fullness
• condition,status
• state

Source: WordNet 2.1

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Parasitic Diseases
  • Skin Diseases, Parasitic
    • Ectoparasitic Infestations
      • Myiasis

Disease Ontology - OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

• Other infestation
• OTHER INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES
• Unspecified infectious and parasitic diseases
• DISEASES AND INJURIES
• Disease Ontology V2.1 2005

External links related to: Myiasis

• Exotic Myiasis

Source: Diseases Database

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