Going on mountain trek in UAE? Avoid this lethal larvae

Going on mountain trek in UAE? Avoid this lethal larvae

Dubai: While hiking on the mountains and enjoying the last phase of cool weather is a good option, doctors have cautioned trekkers to be careful lest they catch some irksome larvae through their eyes, ear, nose, or throat, which can use dire health issues. This warning comes in light of the unfortunate episode that Isabela Goncalves Moraes, a 23-year old Brazilian expatriate faced. Moraes, a Dubai resident, who is very health conscious, likes to go on mountain treks during her weekend breaks. She was on one such trek with friends to Ras Al Khaimah on March 14 when she ended up with live larvae of the Bot fly in her eye. If left unattended, the larvae could have burrowed deep down into the eye, impacting the retina and threatening vision loss. Moraes told Gulf News, " I had gone on a hike with my friends on March 13 and the area we went to had sheep and other cattle. Perhaps the Botfly was just flying around and it hit my right eye. I immediately felt pain as if some foreign body had entered the eye." When the symptoms persisted the next day, with redness pain, swelling, watering and the sensation