When Karl Loren lived in Africa he became the victim of an "insect" that lays its eggs, usually, on the skin of animals. The heat of the animal hatches the egg, the larva burrows into the body of the animal, as a parasite, and lives there long enough to grow. It then, eventually, breaks out of the body, emerging through the skin, either in the same place or it may have migrated through the body to emerge in a different place. As it emerges it is generally still in a larva stage, falls to the ground and completes its transformation into the state of the flying insect, and continue its life cycle.
Probably few people who have lived in Western countries have ever had any contact with such an insect.
Karl knew that he had contact with this insect, and perhaps at the time the African doctor even told him its name, but some 40 years later he had to go looking and researching for an insect that fits the description of what he recalled from his years living in Africa.
This is the story of that research.
First, it is clear that what is of interest here is neither a bite nor a sting.
Ants and wasps STING,
Mosquitoes BITE.
Here is one description of the general class of interest:
An uncommon occurrence in North America is myiasis by fly larvae. Fly larvae enter the host through varying mechanisms ranging from oviposition [the laying of eggs by insects] of live, burrowing larvae on the host on or near open wounds to attachment to other bloodsucking insects. While not generally the result of an insect bite, it can produce pustules and lesions similar to an insect bite. In these cases, however, the lesions generally contain one or more developing fly larvae. Most varieties of larvae capable of myiasis in humans are parasites of other mammals and do not actively seek out human hosts, though this is not always the case. Human bot-flies are common in Mexico, Central and South America. New World screw-worms are now only found in Central and South America, while Old World Screw-worms are found in the Oriental and African tropical regions. Wohlfahrtia flies are found in northern regions of North America as well the southern Palaearctic. Tumbu flies are found in the African tropical region. Other varieties of fly maggots may also occasionally parasitize humans. Severe cases of myiasis can cause seizures. Myiasis by screw-worm flies has been reported to be fatal in a few cases. (Click For Source)
Some of the words above need definitions:
Myiasis is the invasion of living tissue or organs by the immature stage (maggots) of flies. Every year several species of exotic diptera are imported into Australia in the subdermal layers of the skin of overseas travelers. Patients returning from overseas present to their doctor with painful furuncular lesions, often unaware that the cause is a maggot. (Click For Source in Australia)
As Karl looked for more descriptions he found the Tumbu Fly of Central Africa -- where Karl lived for some three years.
Infections with myiatic flies start out as itchy sores that then develop into painful boil-like lesions, which often ooze. Most of these cases of human myiasis are uneventful, but patients should be monitored for additional and subsequent lesions as the development of the maggots is not synchronous or isolated, and their growth phase may be prolonged. Treatment of this condition can be undertaken by forcing the maggots to the skin's surface by cutting off their air supply. An application of Vaseline or similar material will encourage the maggot to move towards the surface exposing more of the maggot's body that can then be extracted. A local anesthetic and incision to extract the maggot is another common method of treatment. (Click For Source in Australia)
This may not be pleasant to read about, but if you've had this happen to you, you are far better off learning all you can about it. Karl's African doctor used a locally-created "poultice" of local ingredients, just as the "Vaseline" is mentioned above.
Here is another description of the Tumbu Fly:
"The tumbu fly is found in many parts of East and Central Africa. It lays eggs on clothing - especially clothes that bear traces of urine or sweat. Clothes hanging outdoors on the washing line and clothes laid out on the ground to dry are the usual target."
"The eggs hatch on contact with human skin. The larvae burrow into the skin and produce a characteristic boil, which contains not pus, but a developing maggot. The boils are usually multiple and are most often over the back, arms, scrotum, and around the waist."
"The breathing apparatus of the maggots can usually be identified at the surface of the boil as a pair of black dots. A maggot can be removed by placing water or oil over its breathing apparatus and gently squeezing it; the maggot will pop out. This is a rather unpleasant spectacle to witness."
Before you start barricading the windows and doors, vowing never to step outdoors again let alone venture off to the African continent, let me say that not I, the Spousal Unit, or anyone else on our overland crew suffered from any of the above parasites. Our biggest wildlife problems involved insects which we could easily see, either before or after they became annoying. Then again none of us bumped into a lion or a hippo. Had that happened, attack by 30 million ants would have been trivial.
Maybe Dr. Dawood was exaggerating a bit. He does have a way with words. Nevertheless, I would recommend keeping your shoes on in the tropics.
[This episode is dedicated to Ben Freisen in the hope that he, or at least his bare feet, will someday cross the path of one or more of these disgusting organisms. It's payback time, Ben.] (Source of this Quote)
Click here for a series of ten scientific studies of the Tumbu Fly.
One further question? What might be "left behind" once the worm has left the body, or been killed?
Nothing could be found on this question.
What Karl Loren observed were numerous "red spots" on his chest -- where, presumably, larvae had emerged from his body. He recalls having these boils on his chest. It is possible that the process of this larva living inside a human body for several days, then emerging, could leave behind a "protein" substance -- some part of its body that was cast off and resides there, inactive, brought to activity by certain treatment attempts.
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