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I want to know what happens if you accident eat/swallow a fly's eggs? is it harmful? may you please help me? my toddler picked up a egg roll that wa

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Nothing special: The stomach acid i\they encounter will usually destroy them within minutes of ingestion.

Answered 6/30/2016

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