medical officer visit!!!! : )

Yesterday at training, the nurses from the Peace Corps Medical office came for their weekly visit to our training site. There are two of them and they give us vaccinations very efficiently, one on each arm. They also conduct educational sessions. After expounding upon the dangers of schistomiasis worms extensively, one nurse talked about the mango fly. She explained that after this fly’s maggots are laid in damp clothing, they penetrate the skin and live in a growing lump on the skin. They are identified by the opening in the top of the skin that they use for air. No worry, however, when you feel them wriggling in your skin, wait for them to grow for about a week. Then cover the hole in the lump (in your skin) with a bit of Vaseline to suffocate them. After about a minute they will have risen to the surface, and you can squeeze them out. We asked which clothes they like the best and the answer was--- underwear!!