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small tropical flea; the fertile female burrows under the skin of the host including humans

larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings causing intense irritation

small tropical flea; the fertile female burrows under the skin of the host including humans

larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings causing intense irritation

The larva of MITES of the genus Trombicula which attack humans and other vertebrates, causing dermatitis and severe allergic reactions. Species of the subgenera Leptotrombidium are the carriers of SCRUB TYPHUS.

See chigoe.