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Used old gloves to start cleaning stuff for several mins . the gloves felt wet, took them off and saw maggot larvae wriggling all over my hand, the liquid they were in smelt awful. washed my hands four times, what else should i do? scared of myiasis?
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No, maggots are not harmful to your hands. In fact, they are used in certain specific case for cleaning an infected wound if a surgical wound debridement could be be performed.
Answered 7/8/2022
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The maggots look like were inside the gloves so make sure to clean your gloves in the future. Miasis is from flies laying eggs to grow in the body not from maggots getting on your skin that were laid somewhere else.
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