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Descriptor English: Tunga
Descriptor Spanish: Tunga
Descriptor Tunga
Entry term(s) Tunga penetrans
nigua
pulga de la arena
Scope note: Género de pulgas de la familia Pulicidae. Habita principalmente en África, América del Sur y América Central.
Descriptor Portuguese: Tunga
Descriptor French: Tunga
Entry term(s): Chigoe Flea
Chigoe Fleas
Flea, Chigoe
Flea, Jigger
Fleas, Chigoe
Fleas, Jigger
Jigger Flea
Jigger Fleas
Sand Flea
Tunga penetrans
Tree number(s): B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500.968.800
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D058253
Scope note: A genus of parasitic fleas in the family Pulicidae. They are found mainly in Africa, South America, and Central America.
Annotation: infestation = TUNGIASIS; for killing Tunga with insecticides, see note at INSECTICIDES
Allowable Qualifiers: AH anatomy & histology
CH chemistry
CL classification
CY cytology
DE drug effects
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PS parasitology
PY pathogenicity
RE radiation effects
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Siphonaptera (1963-2010)
Public MeSH Note: 2011
History Note: 2011
DeCS ID: 53877
Unique ID: D058253
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2011/01/01
Date of Entry: 2010/06/25
Revision Date: 2017/07/12
Tunga - Preferred
Concept UI M0541592
Scope note A genus of parasitic fleas in the family Pulicidae. They are found mainly in Africa, South America, and Central America.
Preferred term Tunga
Tunga penetrans - Narrower
Concept UI M0541593
Scope note A species of burrowing flea that requires a human host or other mammal to reproduce.
Preferred term Tunga penetrans
Entry term(s) Chigoe Flea
Chigoe Fleas
Flea, Chigoe
Flea, Jigger
Fleas, Chigoe
Fleas, Jigger
Jigger Flea
Jigger Fleas
Sand Flea



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