What is the condition in which living tissue is infested with maggots?

• A. Myiasis.
• B. Vagabond's disease.
• C. Pediculosis.
• D. Tularemia.

Answer: (A)

Maggot infestation of living tissue is called myiasis. It happens when fly larvae, or maggots, invade wounds or even intact skin and feed on the host’s tissue, which can cause tissue damage and risk of secondary infection. There are different forms, such as wound myiasis where larvae develop in open wounds and furuncular myiasis where they form under the skin. This term is distinct from vagabond's disease (long-standing body lice infestation with dermatitis), pediculosis (lice infestation), and Tularemia (a bacterial infection), which is not related to maggots.