Gk : “Muia” – Fly ; Scot: ‘Boateig’ – Maggot ; Blow
– to deposit ; Screw – spinous horny projections
• infestation of body tissues of humans and
animals by the larvae (maggots) of Diptera –
Frederich William Hope (1840)
• 02 groups (based on Myasis-causation) :
Obligatory (Larval Stage in Mammalian body)
Facultative (Decaying flesh, Wound)
