Tungiasis: Case Report of a Traveller to Kenya

• প্রধান লেখক: Massimiliano Scalvenzi (লেখক), Maria Grazia Francia (লেখক), Claudia Costa (লেখক), Renato De Blasio (লেখক), Mariella Siano (লেখক), Luigi Auricchio (লেখক)
• বিন্যাস: গ্রন্থ
• প্রকাশিত: Karger Publishers, 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• বিষয়গুলি: article
• অনলাইন ব্যবহার করুন: Connect to this object online.

Tungiasis is a neglected parasitic skin disease caused by the permanent penetration of the female sand flea Tunga penetrans (also called jigger flea) into the skin of its host. Growing urbanisation, improved housing and the use of appropriate footwear have presumably led to an overall reduction of t...