Myiasis (or /maɪˈaɪəsɨs/)'s an animal or human disease caused by parasitic dipterous fly larvae feeding on the host's necrotic or living tissue. Colloquialisms for myiasis include flystrike and fly-blown. In Greek, "myia" means fly. German entomologist Fritz Zumpt describes myiasis as "the infestation of live human and vertebrate animals with dipterous larvae, which at least for a period, feed on the host's dead or living tissue, liquid body substances, or ingested food… (More on Myiasis)