Introduction
What are Medical Maggots?
When thinking of medicine, many things may come to mind: doctors, nurses, surgery, maybe even something such as pills or the measuring of heart rate. The medical field is an extremely broad subject full of imagination and innovation. For this field, syringes, scoupals, and stethoscopes are vital pieces of medical equipment. And surprisingly, so are insects.
Common green bottle flies are a type of blow fly that are common visitors to garbage, feces, and other decaying organisms (10). These flies lay their eggs on these deteriorating structures to allow these newly hatched larvae to live and grow within these environments. With this in mind, maggots have become an essential part of modern-day medicine. When one thinks of medicine, they may not think of fly larvae. However, these insects are an important part of the wound healing process for humans. An open, uncared for wound is heaven on Earth for maggots! Through the understanding of this concept and endless research done by medical personnel, Medical Maggots are now an extremely safe, cost-effective, efficient, and life-saving medication for patients with otherwise hopeless and incurable wounds (8).
Common green bottle flies are a type of blow fly that are common visitors to garbage, feces, and other decaying organisms (10). These flies lay their eggs on these deteriorating structures to allow these newly hatched larvae to live and grow within these environments. With this in mind, maggots have become an essential part of modern-day medicine. When one thinks of medicine, they may not think of fly larvae. However, these insects are an important part of the wound healing process for humans. An open, uncared for wound is heaven on Earth for maggots! Through the understanding of this concept and endless research done by medical personnel, Medical Maggots are now an extremely safe, cost-effective, efficient, and life-saving medication for patients with otherwise hopeless and incurable wounds (8).