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I Took A Bath This Evening And Then, When I

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Posted on Mon, 15 Mar 2021
Question: I took a bath this evening and then, when I got out, found that there were many tiny worms (larvae? maggots?) in the bathtub. Is this potentially dangerous to me since i was bathing with them for about an hour?
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Answered by Dr. Olgeta Xhufka (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
Please rewash well your body.

Detailed Answer:
Hello dear, welcome to Ask a doctor's service.
I read your query and here is my advice.

As I understand you were having a bath and marggots and larvae were found in the bathtub.
You may need to have another bath in order to wash your body and not to have any larvae or maggots stuck on your body.
There are no other risks .

Hope I have answered the question.
Let me know if I can assist you further.
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I Took A Bath This Evening And Then, When I

Brief Answer: Please rewash well your body. Detailed Answer: Hello dear, welcome to Ask a doctor's service. I read your query and here is my advice. As I understand you were having a bath and marggots and larvae were found in the bathtub. You may need to have another bath in order to wash your body and not to have any larvae or maggots stuck on your body. There are no other risks . Hope I have answered the question. Let me know if I can assist you further.