Diseases

Tungiasis

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.

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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.

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.

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2011

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  • Ectoparasitic Infestations (1979-2010)
  • Skin Diseases, Parasitic (1972-2010)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Tungiasis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D058285. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D058285
  2. Tungiasis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tungiasis
  3. Tungiasis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2028074