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  • 2021-08-26 (xsd:date)
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  • Did a Bug That Lives on Soda Cans Infect This Person's Lip? (en)
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  • A disturbing video of insect larvae being pulled from a person's lip is frequently circulated online along with a warning to never drink straight from a can. This video, which may be difficult viewing for some people, is often shared with the following caption: This little bug is very small and lives on soda cans... It sticks itself to a human and grows as it's shown... never drink from containers directly without cleaning them beforehand #ClickWTF This video, again, is difficult to watch. Viewers be warned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsFajcWc2RwThis is a genuine video of a larva being removed from a person's lip. However, the viral caption is incorrect. This small bug does not live on soda cans. The above-displayed video shows a botfly larva being removed from a person's lip and botflies do not live on soda cans. María Ángel Marcos García, an entomologist and professor of Zoology at the University of Alicante, told the Spanish fact-checking outlet Maldilta.es (translated via Google): Here's how the infestation process of the Dermatobia hominis, or human botfly, was described in a 2019 paper published in the journal Nursing: We have not been able to find the original version of this viral video. It has been circulating online since at least 2019, and has been shared under a variety of captions. Some claimed it was some sort of kissing disease (it's not), others claimed it was related to COVID-19 (nope), but the most popular (and false) claim was that it showed the result of drinking from an unwashed soda can. While we couldn't find the original video, we did find a few videos showing similar cases. Here's a clip from a 2019 episode of The Doctors, in which they discuss the cause of these infections. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFQwUYBLixQThese viral videos do not have anything to do with soda cans. Interestingly, this is far from the first time that a scaremongering rumor has circulated about an illness being spread via unwashed soda cans. While wiping down the tops of your cans isn't bad advice, the rumors we've investigated about deaths or severe illness being caused by unclean cans have proven false. Sources: 6-Inch Roundworm Found in Woman’s Lip! www.youtube.com, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFQwUYBLixQ. Accessed 26 Aug. 2021. El horripilante bulo de los parásitos en la lata de refrescos que no debes creer. El Español, 30 Jan. 2020, https://www.elespanol.com/social/20200130/horripilante-bulo-parasitos-refrescos-no-debes-creer/463454085_0.html. FACT CHECK: Can You Catch Leptospirosis from Rat Urine on Soda Cans? Snopes.Com, https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/rat-urine-soda-cans/. Accessed 26 Aug. 2021. Here’s Why It Never Hurts To Give Your Soda Can A Rinse. Consumerist, 6 Feb. 2013, https://consumerist.com/2013/02/06/heres-why-it-never-hurts-to-give-your-soda-can-a-rinse/. McAteer, Oliver. Woman Has Huge Maggot Removed from Lip. Metro, 17 Aug. 2015, https://metro.co.uk/2015/08/17/woman-has-huge-maggot-removed-from-lip-5346658/. No, el ‘bichito’ que sacan de un labio en este vídeo no ‘se encuentra en las latas y botellas de refrescos’ · Maldita.es - Periodismo para que no te la cuelen. Maldita.es — Periodismo para que no te la cuelen, 28 Jan. 2020, https://maldita.es/malditaciencia/20200128/no-el-bichito-que-sacan-de-un-labio-en-este-video-no-se-encuentra-en-las-latas-y-botellas-de-refrescos-es-una-larva-de-mosca-presente-en-america-que-entra-en-el-cuerpo-por-picaduras-de-otras/. Simon, Matt. Absurd Creature of the Week: Burrowing Botfly Grows Huge Feasting on Your Flesh. Wired. www.wired.com, https://www.wired.com/2013/10/absurd-creature-of-the-week-botfly/. Accessed 26 Aug. 2021. Parsh, Sophia; Parsh, Bridget EdD, MSN, RN, CNS Treating parasitic human botfly, Nursing: July 2019 - Volume 49 - Issue 7 - p 65-66doi: 10.1097/01.NURSE.0000558094.46217.e1 (en)
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