Jigger often go for your feet and ankles Credit: Getty - Contributor. One creature you might not have heard of are jiggers - also known as chigoe or sand fleas. The little pests often go for your ...

Once inside a person’s body, which is usually the feet, jiggers suck blood and grow while breeding at the same time. Once the female flea expels 100-200 eggs, the cycle of transmission begins again.

Jiggers infect 700 children in Moroto Monday, February 18, 2013 — updated on January 21, 2021 A staff of International Rescue Committee treats the feet of a child affected with jiggers in ...

Left untreated, jiggers can lead to all kinds of secondary infections, loss of mobility and even death. Some 1.5 million children cannot go to school because of the scourge.

Twelve-year-old Napilu Patrick said he could no longer walk to his primary school about 1 kilometer (0.6 miles) from his home because jiggers were infecting his feet and causing deep wounds. Apart ...

Jiggers are synonymous with ridicule and stigmatisation. When mentioned, the problem is brushed off as a thing of the past, or as a minor problem that can be relegated for more pressing issues.