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Feeling maggots (larvae) move or seeing maggots within a skin wound or sore, or in the ears, nose, eyes, or mouth.
Painful skin wounds or sores that worsen within a few days.
A foul-smelling odor from the site of the infestation.
Bleeding from open sores.

• NikkiDimes@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Seeing maggots move within the eyes. Yeah, I think I can go without meat in that case.

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  • angband@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    You are the meat, in that case.

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    • NikkiDimes@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Yeaaaaah, was just reading about screwworms. I didn’t realize it was the parasite that embeds itself into your wounds and eats your flesh. Oh boy oh boy!

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