Tungiasis, a tropical disease associated with poverty, is caused by the penetration of female sand fleas into a person's skin, usually in their toes or feet. This week in PLOS Neglected Tropical ...

Tungiasis is a parasitic skin disease caused by the penetration of the sand flea Tunga penetrans into the skin, predominantly affecting the feet. This condition is prevalent in resource-poor and ...

Sand flea disease (also called Tungiasis) is an inflammatory skin disease caused by the penetration of female sand fleas into a person's skin. This causes severe infection with pain and itching ...