Vacation nightmare
Two friends are on vacation in French Guiana. From there they go on an excursion into the rainforest. They travel with a guide for several days until a red dot suddenly appears on one of the tourists' foreheads. The initially slight pain gets worse as the days go by and the woman's face swells more and more and large accumulations of water form under her eyes.
Diagnosis: woodfly larvae
In Germany she visits a doctor who prescribes an antibiotic. Initially the pain goes away, but after some time a permanent black secretion forms from the center of the initially red stitch. A biopsy then revealed the diagnosis: There was a fly maggot about two centimeters large in her forehead. More precisely: the larvae of a tropical wood fly.
The insect lays its eggs on mosquitoes while flying. If such a mosquito bites a person, the eggs reach the original host. The small larvae then make their way under the skin, where the woodfly larvae then grows.
Important: vaccinations abroad
In order to protect yourself against holiday illnesses, protective vaccinations are essential. The recommended vaccinations always depend on the travel destination. For a trip to Africa, for example, yellow fever, meningitis and typhoid vaccinations are particularly important. Typhus spreads primarily in countries with poor hygienic conditions. But malaria vaccinations are also important, even in southern Europe. In addition to cases from South America, Africa and Asia, cases from Greece and Spain are now also known.
Mosquito spray and clothing
Alternatively, you can also protect yourself against the transmission of infectious diseases by mosquitoes with long, covering clothing and suitable mosquito spray.
Source: SWR Marktcheck / Author: Björn Platz
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