| H01179 | |
| H number | H01179 |
| Name | Tungiasis; Chigoe flea |
| Description | Tungiasis is a tropical ectoparasitosis caused by the permanent penetration of the female flea Tunga penetrans into the skin of its host. It is prevalent where people live in extreme poverty, occurring in many Latin American and African countries. The contamination occurs when walking barefoot in the sand. |
| Category | Parasitic infectious disease |
| Network | - |
| Gene | - |
| Pathogen | Tunga penetrans |
| Env factor | - |
| Carcinogen | - |
| Drug | - |
| Comment | Another species, Tunga trimamillata, recently described in Ecuador and Peru, can parasite humans. |
| Other DBs | ICD-11: 1G05 ICD-10: B88.1 MeSH: D058285 |
| Reference | PMID:21703785 AUTHORS Lefebvre M, Capito C, Durant C, Hervier B, Grossi O TITLE Tungiasis: a poorly documented tropical dermatosis. JOURNAL Med Mal Infect 41:465-8 (2011) DOI:10.1016/j.medmal.2011.05.007 PMID:11348517 AUTHORS Heukelbach J, de Oliveira FA, Hesse G, Feldmeier H TITLE Tungiasis: a neglected health problem of poor communities. JOURNAL Trop Med Int Health 6:267-72 (2001) DOI:10.1046/j.1365-3156.2001.00716.x PMID:16553319 AUTHORS Heukelbach J TITLE Tungiasis. JOURNAL Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo 47:307-13 (2005) DOI:10.1590/s0036-46652005000600001 PMID:17350494 AUTHORS Cestari TF, Pessato S, Ramos-e-Silva M TITLE Tungiasis and myiasis. JOURNAL Clin Dermatol 25:158-64 (2007) DOI:10.1016/j.clindermatol.2006.05.004 |