There are more than 2,000 species of tiny (0.04 to 0.15 inches), wingless, blood-sucking fleas that live on the body of the host they infest. Although fleas cannot fly, they have developed powerful ...
In mid-August, a human case of flea-borne typhus — previously called murine typhus — was confirmed in Fountain Valley, California. It's the fifth human case of the rare disease this year, with all but ...
The warmer weather of spring and summer means the start of tick and mosquito season and the diseases they transmit, including Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, West Nile and Zika. A new ...
NIXA, Mo. (KY3) - From collars, pills, and shampoos, there are many options for any budget to get rid of fleas and ticks. If you can’t seem to keep the nasty critters away, maybe you’re not using the ...
A person in Colorado has been infected with the plague, CNN reported. Although the rare disease that wiped out millions of people in Europe during the Middle Ages has mostly been eradicated in humans, ...
Conditions are changing in a way that creates the ideal conditions for diseases to spread. Scientists issue critical warning ...
From 2004 to 2016, illnesses from mosquito, tick and flea bites tripled in the U.S., with 642,602 cases reported during the 13-year period, according to a CDC report released May 1. The report is the ...
A flea is a very small insect that survives by feeding on animal or human blood. Their bites can cause itchiness and irritation. Fleas can infect people or pets with germs that cause flea-borne typhus ...