. Man and beast in eastern Ethiopia : From observations made in British East Africa, Uganda, and the Sudan . Natural history; Indigenous peoples; Ethnology. 3o8 EASTERN ETHIOPIA XXV the disagreeable lialjit of readily attacking any warm- blooded animal. The natives walk about with bare feet ; therefore these parts suffer; but the Hea may penetrate the skin on any part of the body, even the hands and face. It is the impregnated female which causes the trouble, by burrowing obliquely into the skin of the sole, or that lining the clefts between the toes, or at the roots of the nails, until only t
. Man and beast in eastern Ethiopia : From observations made in British East Africa, Uganda, and the Sudan . Natural history; Indigenous peoples; Ethnology. 3o8 EASTERN ETHIOPIA XXV the disagreeable lialjit of readily attacking any warm- blooded animal. The natives walk about with bare feet ; therefore these parts suffer; but the Hea may penetrate the skin on any part of the body, even the hands and face. It is the impregnated female which causes the trouble, by burrowing obliquely into the skin of the sole, or that lining the clefts between the toes, or at the roots of the nails, until only the })Osterior segment is \'isible : the flea remains in. Tlie Sand Flea, or Jigger { penetrans). A, male. B. The impregnated female. the skin whilst the eggs mature. The presence of the jigger causes irritation and pain : on examining the feet a small dark spot in the centre of a small swelling or blister will be seen. Usually only one or two jiggers exist in the skin, but a score or more, even a hundred, may be present. The native boys, with a pin or a needle, carefully remove the insects intact if possible, and are very skilful and neat in extracting them. It is necessary to be careful to clean the wound left after the removal of the jigger Avith an antiseptic solution, for some of these small holes have been the starting-point of serious and some- times fatal erysipelas, septic infection, and tetanus. Europeans living in Africa are often troubled with. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bland-Sutton, John, Sir, 1855-1936. London : Macmillan and Co. , Limited
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