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screwworm [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-10-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Animal Diseases
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- screwworm
1, record 1, English, screwworm
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- screwworm disease 2, record 1, English, screwworm%20disease
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A disease caused by ... the larva of Callitroga. 1, record 1, English, - screwworm
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The larvae, or maggots, are able to penetrate the flesh of the host by two hornlike mouthparts and, if left uncontrolled, will go deeply into living tissue causing serious results that are often fatal. 2, record 1, English, - screwworm
Record 1, Key term(s)
- screw-worm disease
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Maladies des animaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- myiase à callitroga
1, record 1, French, myiase%20%C3%A0%20callitroga
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Maladie parasitaire causée par les larves des mouches du genre Callitroga. 1, record 1, French, - myiase%20%C3%A0%20callitroga
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Enfermedades de los animales
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- miasis por gusano barrenador
1, record 1, Spanish, miasis%20por%20gusano%20barrenador
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- bichera 2, record 1, Spanish, bichera
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Gusano barrenador del ganado [...] Existen al menos veinte especies de moscas (dípteros) responsables de causar miasis y con especificidad para alimentarse de los tejidos de los animales vivos a fin de completar su ciclo de vida, siendo el GBG Cochliomyia hominivorax [Callitroga, una de] las dos especies de dípteros que más afectan como parásitos obligatorios [...] EL GBG en su etapa larvaria es parásito obligado de los animales de sangre caliente, tanto domésticos como silvestres. 3, record 1, Spanish, - miasis%20por%20gusano%20barrenador
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
El género Cochliomyia fue nombrado Callitroga y la especie también se ha conocido en diferentes épocas como Lucilia hominivorax, Calliphora infesta, Calliphora anthropophaga, Somomyia fulvobarbata y Cochliomyia americana. 3, record 1, Spanish, - miasis%20por%20gusano%20barrenador
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