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Tungiasis

Tungiasis is an inflammatory skin disease caused by infection with the female ectoparasitic Tunga penetrans, a flea also known as the chigoe, chigo, chigoe flea, chigo flea, jigger, nigua, sand flea, or burrowing flea (and not to be confused with the chigger, a different arthropod). The flea and the disease that it causes are found in the tropical parts…

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Other names
Nigua, Pio and Bicho de pie, or Pique or Sand flea disease
Specialty
Infectious diseases

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Tungiasis

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Triples80
Avg. degree1.98
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related to history · 14
Tungiasis → Africa, Angola, Brazil, Columbian Andean, Columbus's Santa Maria, Gonzalo Fernández, Haiti, Latin America, Oviedo, The, Thomas Mitchell, Through, Valdés, West Indies
related to Epidemiology · 11
Tungiasis → Brazil, For, In, Indeed, January, March, Maximum, Nany, The, This, Tunga
has prevention · 10
Tungiasis → Better, Due, In, Likewise, Nevertheless, One, Public, The, Though, Zanzarin
related to Cause · 8
Tungiasis → But, Ecuador, Lesions, Peru, Rate, The, This, Tunga
related to Fortaleza classification · 8
Tungiasis → Due, Eisele, Fortaleza Classification, In, Penetration, Running, Stage, Tunga
related to External links · 7
Tungiasis → Medicine, Michael, Muehlstaedt, NEJMicm074290, New England Journal, Periungual Tungiasis, PMID
related to Diagnosis · 4
Tungiasis → Identification, Localization, There, This
related to Incubation · 2
Tungiasis → Although, Because
Other names · 1
Tungiasis → Nigua, Pio and Bicho de pie, or Pique or Sand flea disease
Specialty · 1
Tungiasis → Infectious diseases

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flea penetrans skin chigoe tunga disease may female due fleas infection also sand stage known eggs penetration severe citation needed

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
TungiasisOther namesNigua, Pio and Bicho de pie, or Pique or Sand flea disease1.00infobox
TungiasisSpecialtyInfectious diseases1.00infobox
Tungiasiscausesskin inflammation0.90text
Tungiasisis ainflammatory skin disease caused by infection with the female ectoparasitic Tunga penetrans0.90text
Nigeriainstance ofThis disease is of special public health concern in highly endemic areas0.80text
Trinidadinstance ofThis disease is of special public health concern in highly endemic areas0.80text
Tobagoinstance ofThis disease is of special public health concern in highly endemic areas0.80text
and Brazilinstance ofThis disease is of special public health concern in highly endemic areas0.80text
where its prevalenceinstance ofThis disease is of special public health concern in highly endemic areas0.80text
especially in poor communitiesinstance ofThis disease is of special public health concern in highly endemic areas0.80text
has been known to approach 50instance ofThis disease is of special public health concern in highly endemic areas0.80text
rain or a lack of sand have been shown to decrease incidenceinstance ofAn environmental disturbance0.80text

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