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Meaning of tunga




Danilo Enrique Noreña Benítez

tunga
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It is one of the common names of a parasitic siphonapter insect that mainly affects the feet. It is also known as nigua, tunga, flea tunga or flea. Its scientific name is Tunga penetrans and belongs to the family Hectopsyllidae. In Venezuela they also call a maassijo or corn-wrapped and to which in Colombia we call wrapped or tungo.

  



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