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Tunga

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Tunga /Tun·ga/ (tun´gah) a genus of fleas, including T. pe´netrans, the chigoe (q.v.).
Tunga [tun´gah]
a genus of fleas native to tropical and subtropical America and Africa. T. pe´netrans is the chigoe, which attacks many birds and mammals, including humans.
Tunga
a genus of fleas native to tropical and subtropical America and Africa.
Tunga penetrans
the chigoe or jigger flea, which attacks humans, dogs, pigs and other animals, as well as poultry, and causes intense skin irritation. See also chigoe.
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The first exhibition -- "The Dark Science of Five Continents" -- features India's Riyaz Komu, Brazilian Tunga, Britain's Jake and Dinos Chapman, Jon Kessler from New York, Nigeria's George Osodi and China's Wang Qingsong.
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The first exhibition -- "The Dark Science of Five Continents" -- features India's Riyaz Komu, Brazilian Tunga, Britain's Jake and Dinos Chapman, Jon Kessler from New York, Nigeria's George Osodi and China's Wang Qingsong.
India's new galleries look to beat recession blues by AFP / AFP Global Edition
17) Tunga penetrans may lead to painful lesions under toenails (many beaches, e.
Parasitic infections often present with nonspecific symptoms by Grobusch, Martin P.; Menezes, Colin N. / CME: Your SA Journal of CPD
 
 
 
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