KAMPALA, Uganda - A disease whose progression and symptoms seem straight out of a horror movie but which can be treated has killed at least 20 Ugandans and sickened more than 20,000 in just two months ...
KAMPALA, Uganda – KAMPALA, Uganda -- A disease whose progression and symptoms seem straight out of a horror movie but which can be treated has killed at least 20 Ugandans and sickened more than 20,000 ...
Jiggers are small parasitic fleas, also known as chigoe flea, which usually enter their victims through their feet, causing parts of the body to rot leading to a horrific death. We lack drugs for ...
Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - In Busia and Siaya more than 509 children suffer from jiggers, a skin infection caused by a flea that damages joints and makes walking difficult, they can walk back to school ...
Health workers from Manyatta in Embu County and Kenya Medical Stores Authority staff attend to school children at Grogan slums, last month. [PHOTO: FILE/STANDARD] NAIROBI, KENYA: Researchers have ...
• Tungiasis, a neglected tropical disease, is caused by a flea that burrows into the skin. • Study examined the relationship between jiggers and children's nutrition, school attendance, academic ...