onceburned -> RE: Is it posturing? (3/13/2005 1:01:14 AM)
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ORIGINAL: nella are there such bugs? That can hatch inside your penis and eat it??? Theoretically it could happen. But I think under normal circumstances infestation is very rare - even in the tropics - and easily treated. A case report of the infestation of a Brazilian man's penis was reported last year in a the journal "Sexually Transmitted Infections": quote:
We report a case of penile myiasis in a Brazilian man caused by the larva of Dermatobia hominis. Myiasis is a parasitic disease of humans and other vertebrates caused by larvae of several fly species. Although urinary myiasis is well recognised, infestation of the genital tissue is a rare occurrence. Once the diagnosis has been made, the treatment is usually straightforward and uncomplicated. http://www.uff.br/dst/myiasispaper.pdf In addition to the human botfly, larva of the screw-worm fly can also infest humans and devour living tissue quote:
Infestations can occur in any open wound, including cuts, castration wounds, navels of newborn animals, and tick bites. The wounds often contain a dark, foul-smelling discharge. Screwworm larvae distinguish themselves from other species by feeding only on the living flesh, never dead tissue. Once a wound is infested, the screwworm can eventually kill the animal or human, literally eating it alive. http://usembassy.or.cr/screwwrm.html Of course treatment of these infestations is fairly easy, given access to medical care. So a guy would have to really, really want his penis to be slowly devoured. I imagine it would not be comfortable.
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