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Meanings of Tunga penetrans in English
Portuguese
bicho-de-pé Small tropical flea; the fertile female burrows under the skin of the host including humans.
Usage of Tunga penetrans in English
1
The causative agent, the female flea Tunga penetrans, burrows into the skin of its host, where it develops, produces eggs and eventually dies.
2
The rats were exposed in the laboratory to the parasite or were kept in a natural environment with an intense transmission of Tunga penetrans.