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Also known as: '''''Chigger — Jigger — Chigoe — Sand flea
{{Taxobox
|name = ''Tunga penetrans
'''Jigger
|kingdom =
|phylum =
|class = [[Insecta]]
|sub-class =
|order = [[Siphonaptera]]
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|super-family =
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|family = Hectopsyllidae
|sub-family =
|genus =
|species = ''Tunga penetrans
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[[Image:Chigger.jpg|150px|thumb|right|'''Chiggers''' <br> Pearson Scott Foresman 2007, Wikimedia Commons]]
[[Image:Chigger.jpg|150px|thumb|right|'''Chiggers''' <br> Pearson Scott Foresman 2007, Wikimedia Commons]]
==Hosts==
==Hosts==
Humans and Pigs are the primary hosts. '''Reservoir hosts''' include: cattle, sheep, horses, mules, rats, mice, dogs and some wild animals.
Humans and Pigs are the primary hosts. '''Reservoir hosts''' include: cattle, sheep, horses, mules, rats, mice, dogs and some wild animals.
==Identification==
==Identification==
The female is around 1mm, and the male is smaller at around 0.5mm in length. The thorax is rather short, and a reddy-brown in colour.
''T. penetrans'' is a parasite of the family ''Hectopsyllidae''. The female is around 1mm, and the male is smaller at around 0.5mm in length. The thorax is rather short, and a reddy-brown in colour.
See [[Flea Structure|general flea structure]].
==Life Cycle==
==Life Cycle==
The eggs require around 3 days to hatch, and the total life cycle requires about 12 days.
The eggs require around 3 days to hatch, and the total life cycle requires about 12 days.
See [[Flea Life Cycle|general flea life cycle]].
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[[Category:Fleas]]
[[Category:Fleas]]