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DOID:12927 - screw worm infectious disease
Disease Ontology Definition:A myiasis that involves parasitic infestation of Cochliomyia hominivorax or Chrysomya bezziana larvae, which feed on the living tissues of warm-blooded animals. In Cochliomyia infestation, larvae migrate from the subdermis to other tissues in the body, causing extreme damage in the process. Chrysomya bezziana larvae feed and can cause permanent tissue damage.
Synonyms:
Echinobase Genes :
Other Model Organisms: AGR, MGI, ZFIN, FlyBase, WormBase, RGD
Ontology Viewers: Disease Ontology, EMBL-EBI, OLSVis tree view, Ontobee
Parent(s):
myiasis (is_a)