Hello, I have a friend who got some dust on her hand today and is afraid she might have gotten some in her nose when she scratched it. She didnt worry about it, but someone she knows mentioned that the dust might have been maggot or fly larvae. Is this possible?
Hello, I understand your concern. I am Chat Doctor, infectious disease specialist, answering your concern. No, it is not possible. Maggots larvae never survive on the dust. It can only transmit when maggots directly liberates the eggs on the body parts. If you afraid with the situation than clearing or washing the hand is not the big problem. Clear your hand with hand wash. There is no possibility that maggots liberates larvae on the surface. I will be happy to answer your further concern you can contact me here, or you can contact me on bit.ly/ Chat Doctor.  Thank you, ChatDoctor