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... > Infections > Skin Diseases, Infectious > Skin Diseases, Parasitic > Ectoparasitic Infestations > Flea Infestations > Tungiasis
... > Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases > Skin Diseases > Skin Diseases, Infectious > Skin Diseases, Parasitic > Ectoparasitic Infestations > Flea Infestations > Tungiasis
... > Infections > Parasitic Diseases > Skin Diseases, Parasitic > Ectoparasitic Infestations > Flea Infestations > Tungiasis

Preferred term

Tungiasis  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Scope note

  • An infestation with the flea TUNGA PENETRANS causing inflammation, pruritus, and pain, in both humans and other mammals. There is a high incidence of secondary infections such as BACTEREMIA and TETANUS.

History note

  • 2011

In other languages

  • tungiaasi

    Finnish

  • hiekkakärpäsen aiheuttama infestaatio
  • infestatio a musca arenali
  • infestation med sandfluga
  • tungiasis
  • Sandloppangrepp

    Swedish

  • Sandloppeinfestation
  • Tungiasis

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D058285

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