Que enfermedad produce la Tunga penetrans?
¿Qué enfermedad produce la Tunga penetrans?
La tungiasis es una enfermedad parasitaria causada por la penetración de hembras de pulgas de arena en la piel, donde ponen sus huevos. Puede causar abscesos, infecciones secundarias, deformidades y gangrena.
¿Cómo se cura la tungiasis?
El diagnóstico de tungiasis se realiza por las características clí- nicas de las lesiones en un paciente proveniente de zonas en- démicas. El tratamiento de elección es la extracción quirúrgica de la pulga y la aplicación de antibióticos tópicos.
¿Qué produce la Tunga?
La nigua o pique (Tunga penetrans) es una especie de insecto sifonápterode la familia Hectopsyllidae. Es un tipo de pulga que ataca la piel produciendo tungiasis. Afecta principalmente la piel de los pies; se introduce en ella y produce prurito intenso.
¿Cómo se produce el pique?
-¿Qué es el pique? – Es una afección producida por una parasitosis de la variedad de pulga tunga penetrans. La tungiasis (pique o nigua) es una zoonosis que afecta al hombre, al perro, a cerdos y a otros animales. Es la hembra en gestación la que penetra en la piel.
What is Tungiasis infection?
Tungiasis is caused by female sand fleas, which burrow into the skin and lay eggs. Tungiasis can cause abscesses, secondary infections, gangrene and disfigurement. The disease is found in most tropical and subtropical areas of the world; the poorest people carry the highest burden of the disease.
Is tungiasis curable?
In many cases tungiasis will heal on its own as the burrowed flea dies within 2 weeks and naturally sloughs off as the skin sheds.
How do I know if I have tungiasis?
Tungiasis causes skin inflammation, severe pain, itching, and a lesion at the site of infection that is characterized by a black dot at the center of a swollen red lesion, surrounded by what looks like a white halo. Desquamation of the skin is always seen, especially after the flea expands during hypertrophy.
How common is Tungiasis?
As of 2009, tungiasis is present worldwide in 88 countries with varying degrees of incidence. This disease is of special public health concern in highly endemic areas such as Nigeria, Trinidad and Tobago, and Brazil, where its prevalence, especially in poor communities, has been known to approach 50%.
What kills sand fleas on humans?
Pesticides will essentially shut down the sand fleas’ nervous systems, killing them within a matter of hours. There is evidence to suggest that natural compounds like diatomaceous earth and salt are effective for eliminating sand fleas.
Where is Tungiasis found?
Tungiasis is a localized skin disease commonly affecting one foot and caused by the burrowing flea Tunga penetrans (see also Chapter 60). This is also known as sandflea, jiggers or chigoe infestation. It has been found in Central and South America, the West Indies, Africa, Madagascar, India and Pakistan.