Definitions for chigoe flea
chi·goe flea

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1. chigoe, chigger, chigoe flea, Tunga penetransnoun

   small tropical flea; the fertile female burrows under the skin of the host including humans

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1. chigoe flea

   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. A parasitical infestation of T. penetrans is called tungiasis. Jiggers are often confused with chiggers, a type of mite. Jiggers are native to Central and South America, and have been introduced by colonialists to sub-Saharan Africa.Synonyms for Tunga penetrans include Sarcopsylla penetrans, Pulex penetrates, and many others.

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1. chigoe flea

   A chigoe flea, also known as Tunga penetrans or jigger, is a parasitic insect native to tropical and subtropical regions. It is known for burrowing into the skin of both humans and animals, where it lays its eggs, causing a variety of medical issues, including intense itching, inflammation, and secondary infections. It is the smallest known flea and is considered a significant pest species in affected areas.

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1. Chigoe flea

   The chigoe flea or jigger is a parasitic arthropod found in most tropical and sub-tropical climates, not to be confused with the larval form of Trombiculidae found in more temperate climates. It is native to Central and South America, and has been inadvertently introduced by humans to sub-Saharan Africa. At 1 mm long, the chigoe flea is the smallest known flea. Breeding female chigoes burrow into exposed skin on the feet of mammals and remain there for two weeks while developing eggs, during which time they swell dramatically, sometimes causing intense irritation. After this point, the skin lesion looks like a 5- to 10-mm blister with a central black dot, which are the flea's exposed hind legs, respiratory spiracles and reproductive organs. If the flea is left within the skin, dangerous complications can occur including secondary infections, loss of nails, and toe deformation. These are relatively rare, but heavy infestations combined with unsanitary conditions greatly increases the likelihood of complications. The parasitic flea lives in soil and sand, and feeds intermittently on warm-blooded hosts, such as humans, cattle, sheep, dogs, mice, and other animals. Males leave the host after a blood meal like other fleas, but the female flea burrows head-first into the host's skin, leaving the caudal tip of its abdomen visible through an orifice in a skin lesion. This orifice allows the chigoe flea to breathe and defecate while feeding on blood vessels in the cutaneous and subcutaneous dermal layer. Over the next two weeks, its abdomen swells with up to several dozen eggs, which it releases through the caudal orifice to fall to the ground when ready to hatch. The flea then dies and is sloughed off with the host's skin. Within the next three to four days, the eggs hatch, and mature into adult fleas within three to four weeks.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of chigoe flea in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of chigoe flea in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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