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Tunga penetrans is a species of flea also known as the jigger, jigger flea, chigoe, chigo, chigoe flea, chigo flea, nigua, sand flea, or burrowing flea. It is a parasitic insect found in most tropical and sub-tropical climates. In its parasitic phase it has significant impact on its hosts, which include humans and certain other mammalian species.
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 chigger, also known as redbugs, jiggers, and harvest mites are the parasitic larvae form of a mite in the Trombiculidae family. They are nearly invisible at around 0.15 to 0.3 millimeters and ...
Before and After is a 1996 American crime drama film based on Rosellen Brown's 1992 novel of the same name about two parents who must deal with the after effects when their son is accused of murder. The movie was directed by Barbet Schroeder and starred Meryl Streep as Dr. Carolyn Ryan, Liam Neeson as Ben Ryan, Edward Furlong as Jacob Ryan, and ...
The itching can start much sooner if you’ve had scabies before. “If a person has had scabies in the past, they usually start itching within one to four days of contact,” Dr. Friedman says.
Before and after: How wildfires tore through LA. January 10, 2025 at 3:21 AM. More than 100,000 people had to be evacuated due to the deadly wildfires [Getty Images]
Jiggers has a strong tail; it is capable of creating a wind current or digging a hole. However, in "The Things We Do for Mud", it is shown that Jiggers has an unbearably itchy tail, which is why he sometimes smears "miracle mud" on his tail in large quantities (while not liking when Iggy talks about itching of Jiggres' tail in public).
Before-and-After Photos Show the Sudden Devastation from the L.A. Wildfires. Adam Carlson. January 9, 2025 at 11:04 AM. Google Maps; Michael Ho Wai Lee/Sipa via AP.