• High rate of school dropout and poor performance
• Unable to exercise democratic rights, e.g. Voting
• Inability to walk easily due to pain in the affected areas
• Inability to carry out normal day to day activities like working or playing
• Creates more poverty
• Low self esteem resulting from the stigmatisation
• Infections such as HIV/Aids are passed from person to person due to sharing of pins and needles while removing jiggers.
• Disability as people with severe infestation are unable to walk or use their hands
• Death
Treatment
• Wash affected areas with clean water and soap
• Dry the cleaned areas.
• Soak affected area in a potassium permanganate or disinfectant for 15 minutes.
• Apply petroleum jelly or other oil to soften the skin.
• Repeat the above procedure three times a day for two weeks.