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2. Flea - Wikipedia

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   A flea can jump 60 times its length in height and 110 times its length in distance, equivalent to a 1.8 m (6 ft) adult human jumping 110 m (361 ft) vertically and 200 m (656 ft) horizontally. Rarely do fleas jump from dog to dog. Most flea infestations come from newly developed fleas from the pet's environment. [6]

3. The plague, fevers, tularemia: The diseases fleas can carry ...

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   This includes flea-borne tapeworms, which can infect pets and rarely humans, and occurs if the flea is ingested. It may cause stomach ache, loss of appetite, stool changes, gas, weight loss ...

4. Flea treatments - Wikipedia

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   Flea adults, larvae, or eggs can be controlled with insecticides. Lufenuron is a veterinary preparation (known as Program) that attacks the larval flea's ability to produce chitin, necessary for the adult's hard exoskeleton, but it does not kill fleas. Flea medicines need to be used with care because many of them also affect mammals.

5. Human flea - Wikipedia

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   The human flea (Pulex irritans) – once also called the house flea [1] – is a cosmopolitan flea species that has, in spite of the common name, a wide host spectrum. It is one of six species in the genus Pulex ; the other five are all confined to the Nearctic and Neotropical realms . [ 2 ]

6. That bites! Oklahoma summer weather prime conditions for ...

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   Oklahoma’s hot and dry summers are prime weather for fleas and ticks to find a home on your furry friends. The pesky parasites can not only hurt your pet if not treated but can cause diseases in ...

7. Fact check: Are sand fleas biting you on the Myrtle ... - AOL

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   The mole crab’s relative, the sand flea, is less than a quarter of an inch long and has pincers like crabs. Also called landhoppers or sandhoppers, they can pinch people sitting in the sand.

8. Pulicidae - Wikipedia

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   Pulicidae feed on mammalian blood. Ctenocephalides felis felis is also known as the cat flea, and is an extremely important parasite of domestic cats and dogs. They prefer to feed on areas round the head and neck of a cat, rather than the ventral part of the body. [4]

9. How to Tell the Difference Between Fleabites and Mosquito Bites

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   Being able to tell the difference between, say, a fleabite, a bed bug bite, and a mosquito bite can mean the difference between an infestation (fleas, bed bugs) and figuring out whether the ...