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Dermatobia hominis needs a warm-blooded host for its larvae to feed on. Humans are often the unwitting hosts for these large maggots.

Leishmania mexicana, a tissue parasite, causes large skin lesions that are slow to heal. It may be expanding its range northward in the United States.

Demodex folliculorum and Demodex brevis live in hair follicles and sebaceous glands and usually do no harm. Many of us have these tiny skin parasites.