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2. Where do fleas come from? The pests pose problems for both ...

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   The pests live in four life stages: egg, larva, pupa and adult fleas, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Adults are commonly found on pets and feast on their blood for ...

3. Flea - Wikipedia

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   Without a host to provide a blood meal, a flea's life can be as short as a few days. Under ideal conditions of temperature, food supply, and humidity, adult fleas can live for up to a year and a half. [16] Completely developed adult fleas can live for several months without eating, so long as they do not emerge from their puparia. Optimum ...

4. Human flea - Wikipedia

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   It can also be an intermediate host for the flea tapeworm cestode Dipylidium caninum. Fleas can spread rapidly and move between areas to include eyebrows, eyelashes, and pubic regions. Hair loss as a result of itching is common, especially in wild and domestic animals. Anemia is also possible in extreme cases of high-volume infestations.

5. Here's Everything You Need to Do to Get Rid of Fleas in ... - AOL

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   Don't let fleas take over your house. Follow these expert tips on how to get rid of fleas on pets (dogs included!), furniture, bedding and even in your yard.

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

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   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. ... Fleas can spread other diseases too.

7. Oriental rat flea - Wikipedia

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   The flea is wingless so it can not fly, but it can jump long distances with the help of small, powerful legs. A flea's leg consists of four parts: the part that is closest to the body is the coxa; next are the femur, tibia, and tarsus. A flea can use its legs to jump up to 200 times its own body length (about 20 in or 50 cm). [4] [citation needed]