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DOGE cut 20% of APHIS the agency that protects U.S. agriculture and now the screwworm parasite that wipes out livestock has returned to the U.S (thelemmy.club)

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[-] bluegreenpurplepink@lemmy.world 32 points 1 day ago

This is so much more horrifying than I realized. Humans can get it too. Here's a CDC article on it if you dare. https://www.cdc.gov/new-world-screwworm/about/index.html

[-] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 19 points 1 day ago

Symptoms can include

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.

Yeah, that doesn't sound fun.

[-] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 5 points 23 hours ago

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

[-] angband@lemmy.world 10 points 23 hours ago

You are the meat, in that case.

[-] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 3 points 22 hours 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!