Jigger fleas is a common parasites in tropical areas with dry and hot soil or sand. It penetrates and live inside the human body. It can be found in beach, farms and wooded areas in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.
If you're stricken by jigger fleas you need to cut it out inside your body because it penetrates deep inside. Those who didn't ware slippers or shoes will be exposed to jigger. You will know if you're stricken by jigger fleas when you have white spots with black dot in the middle, of your hands or feet.
After sucking the host blood, male flea will leave but the female flea will penetrate into the body's host. The only thing remained outside is the tail. The flea will swell after one to two weeks because it incubate eggs. And the host will have skin infection called Tungaisis. They lay their eggs outside the body and fell before it hatchs.
The jigger can also provide gangrene, tetanus and blood poisoning which can be fatal. Fumigation prevent the growth of the jiggers.
If you're stricken by jigger fleas you need to cut it out inside your body because it penetrates deep inside. Those who didn't ware slippers or shoes will be exposed to jigger. You will know if you're stricken by jigger fleas when you have white spots with black dot in the middle, of your hands or feet.
After sucking the host blood, male flea will leave but the female flea will penetrate into the body's host. The only thing remained outside is the tail. The flea will swell after one to two weeks because it incubate eggs. And the host will have skin infection called Tungaisis. They lay their eggs outside the body and fell before it hatchs.
The jigger can also provide gangrene, tetanus and blood poisoning which can be fatal. Fumigation prevent the growth of the jiggers.
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