Der Hautarzt; Zeitschrift für Dermatologie, Venerologie, und verwandte Gebiete
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Tungiasis (sand flea disease) and myiasis are ectoparasitoses, in which the infectious agent resides temporarily in the skin (myiasis) or dies and is eventually eliminated (tungiasis). Both diseases are zoonoses. Whereas in myiasis humans are only an accidental host, in tungiasis the prevalence in humans is similar to that of their domestic animals. ⋯ A heavy local inflammation and bacterial superinfection are frequent. Therapy consists in the complete elimination of the parasite. The repellent Zanzarin effectively protects against sand fleas.