Survival Guide: Chigoe Flea | National Geographic

in the jungle some of the biggest
problems come from the smallest of
creatures tiny man-eaters can strike
without ever being noticed until they’ve
had their fill this researcher has been
infected with a chigga flea a parasite
more commonly known as a sand flea or a
Tigger Jigga’s we love them the flea
latches on to an unprotected foot digs
in and feeds it may sound unpleasant but
the damage is minimal unless it’s a
female ready to reproduce a pregnant
chick er burrows in under the skin
within a couple of weeks her one
millimeter frame balloons into a pea
sized ball of pain a swollen lesion
develops that makes movement difficult
but if the lesion gets infected then a
painful nuisance becomes a serious
medical problem severe cases can lead to
tetanus gangrene and Auto amputation so
if underneath your skin is a chigger
that’s expecting what should you do a
burn it B cut it out or C pool around
the correct answer is B cut it up
burning causes as much damage to you as
to the chigger pulling it out can
rupture the egg sac and increase the
chances of infection cutting out the
entire lesion removes every part of the
flea but don’t stop there clean the
wound thoroughly and apply antibiotics
and that’s how you survive a chigger
infestation