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Does Eating A Maggot Infested Fruit Cause Intestinal Parasites?

I ate a cold guava fruit grown from my mothers friends guava tree, I ate it and admired how organic it was until I saw a maggot in it, it seemed dead but im scared theres still eggs ready to hatch and grow in my digestive tracks making me fall victim to parasites like in the show monsters inside me. The maggot had a white body and black head, the fruit was grown in Florida. Please tell me if im ok. Please respond to me trhough my email at YYYY@YYYY
Wed, 22 Aug 2018
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Hello,

Worms in the fruits can not survive inside the body and intestinal worms develops by other mechanism. However, you can take Albendazole tablet single dose at the bed time to prevent worm infestation.

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Does Eating A Maggot Infested Fruit Cause Intestinal Parasites?

Hello, Worms in the fruits can not survive inside the body and intestinal worms develops by other mechanism. However, you can take Albendazole tablet single dose at the bed time to prevent worm infestation. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.