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MeSH Heading: Tunga
Tree Number(s): B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500.968.800
Unique ID: D058253
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D058253
Annotation: infestation = TUNGIASIS; for killing Tunga with insecticides, see note at INSECTICIDES
Scope Note: A genus of parasitic fleas in the family Pulicidae. They are found mainly in Africa, South America, and Central America.
Entry Term(s): Chigoe Flea; Jigger Flea; Sand Flea; Tunga penetrans
Related Numbers: txid214035
Previous Indexing: Siphonaptera (1963-2010)
Public MeSH Note: 2011
History Note: 2011
Date Established: 2011/01/01
Date of Entry: 2010/06/25
Revision Date: 2020/08/13

Allowable Qualifiers: anatomy & histology (AH)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathogenicity (PY)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0541593
Scope Note: A species of burrowing flea that requires a human host or other mammal to reproduce.
Terms: Tunga penetrans Preferred Term
Term UI T762222
Date12/10/2009
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2011); Sand Flea
Term UI T762302
Date12/11/2009
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2011); Jigger Flea
Term UI T762303
Date12/11/2009
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2011); Chigoe Flea
Term UI T762304
Date12/11/2009
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2011)

Tunga MeSH Descriptor Data 2025