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Descriptor English: Tungiasis
Descriptor Spanish: Tungiasis
Descriptor tungiasis
Scope note: Infestación por la pulga TUNGA PENETRANS qque causa inflamación, prurito y dolor en el hombre y otros mamáferos. Cursa con alta incidencia de infecciones secundarias como BACTERIEMIA y TÉTANOS.
Descriptor Portuguese: Tungíase
Descriptor French: Tungose
Tree number(s): C01.610.858.211.250.800
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D058285
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.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
TM transmission
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Ectoparasitic Infestations (1979-2010)
Skin Diseases, Parasitic (1972-2010)
Public MeSH Note: 2011
History Note: 2011
DeCS ID: 53936
Unique ID: D058285
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
Tungiasis - Preferred
Concept UI M0541720
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.
Preferred term Tungiasis



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