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Screws Worms and Nightmarish Insect Tale
A chilling account warns of screw worms attacking humans, detailing a Missouri case where Mrs A endured severe sinus and throat pain as larvae emerged from her nose. Surgeons removed twenty five to thirty worms with forceps, carbonized lime and chlorofyrin proving ineffective, while the patient suffered extended distress and tubular intrusions into tissue.
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