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Tungiasis

Disease ID: disease_node_12495

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DbxrefGARD:393, MESH:D058285
SubclassofDOID_4110
Data SourceDOID, MESH
Mesh IdD058285
Mesh LabelTungiasis
Mesh SubclassofD058267
Doid Labeltungiasis
Doid DescriptionA parasitic ectoparasitic infectious disease that is an inflammatory skin disease caused by the parasitic infestation of the female chigoe flea, Tunga penetrans in animals and humans. The symptoms include 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 a white halo.
Has SymptomSYMP_0000092, SYMP_0000432
Disease Node Iddisease_node_12495
Doid IdDOID_0050266
LabelTungiasis