Botfly infection in a man’s back
The human botfly, Dermatobia hominis is one of several species of fly the larvae of which parasitise humans. Dermatobia fly eggs have been shown to be vectored by over 40 species of mosquitoes and muscoid...
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Man dying of rabies (video)
For a human, rabies is almost invariably fatal if postexposure prophylaxis is not administered prior to the onset of severe symptoms. The rabies virus infects the central nervous system, ultimately causing disease in the...
Vibrio vulnificus inside a Chinese boy’s head
The picture shows a Chinese boy infected with Vibrio vulnificus, one of the “flesh-eating” bacterias that can cause necrotizing fasciitis. V. vulnificus enters the body through open wounds when swimming or wading in infected...
Flesh-eating disease of the face
Necrotizing fasciitis , commonly known as flesh-eating disease or flesh-eating bacteria syndrome, is a rare infection of the deeper layers of skin and subcutaneous tissues, easily spreading across the fascial plane within the subcutaneous...
Subcutaneous phycomycosis
Subcutaneous phycomycosis is a rare fungal infection of the deeper layers of skin.
