DISPENSARY CORNER 23 Oct 15
October 23, 2015
Alien invasion of femme fatales.
A traveller returning to Australia
from Central America has found
he had been invaded by two bot
fly larvae after swimming in a
waterfall in Belize, on the East
Caribbean coast.
The fly has the temerity to
not only attach its eggs to an
captured insect for its offspring
to feast upon, but also attaches
the total package into the skin of
an unsuspecting host such as the
neck of our hapless traveller.
The medical term for the
hitchhiking insect’s effect is
myiasis, the symptoms usually
being mild, starting with an itch
and progressing to a swollen red
appearance.
Treatment? Easy - just put
vaseline on the wound and that
cuts off the air supply to the
maggot, then depending on the
species of fly involved, antibiotic
medication may be needed to
battle secondary infection.
Poo~Pourri pong prophylaxis.
Designed to stop toilet odours
before they begin, an awardwinning
toilet spray called
Poo~Pourri developed in Dallas,
is launching into commercial and
retail centres.
With 89% of customers fingering
toilet odour as a cleanliness
negative for businesses, the new
product line will help business
managers keep their restrooms
smelling clean without the
use of aerosol sprays because
unlike alternatives, Poo~Pourri
eliminates the odour altogether,
the company said.
The product won the Good
Housekeeping Seal of Approval
in 2013 and an Edison award in
2014.
Poo~Pourri was also ranked
within Inc.’s 5000 Fastest Growing
Companies.
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