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2. Dog flea - Wikipedia

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   Flea infestations can be not only annoying for both dogs and cats and humans, but also very dangerous. Problems caused by fleas may range from mild to severe itching and discomfort to skin problems and infections. Anemia may also result from flea bites in extreme circumstances. Furthermore, fleas can transmit tapeworms and diseases to pets.

3. Dipylidium caninum - Wikipedia

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   Dipylidium life cycle. Dipylidium caninum, also called the flea tapeworm, double-pored tapeworm, or cucumber tapeworm (in reference to the shape of its cucumber-seed-like proglottids, though these also resemble grains of rice or sesame seeds) is a cyclophyllid cestode that infects organisms afflicted with fleas and canine chewing lice, including dogs, cats, and sometimes human pet-owners ...

4. Flea allergy dermatitis - Wikipedia

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   The flea found most commonly on both dogs and cats with a flea infestation is the cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis. [2] Pets that develop flea allergy dermatitis have an allergic response to flea saliva injected during flea feeding. The itch associated with just one flea bite persists long after that flea is gone and leads to significant self ...

5. How to Tell the Difference Between Fleabites and ... - AOL

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   When it comes to hosts, fleas prefer mammals like dogs or cats, living up to eight days on short-haired cats and dogs and longer on long-haired animals, according to experts at Texas A&M University.

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

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   Murine typhus, a rare infection (20-100 cases a year in the U.S.) caused by the bacterium Rickettsia typhi and transmitted by the feces of cat or rat fleas coming in contact with a break in the ...

7. 10 Vet-Approved Flea Treatments for Your Cat That ... - AOL

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   Flea & Tick Spot Treatment for Cats Over 1.5 lbs. This spot treatment for cats kills fleas, flea eggs, larvae, ticks, and lice. It comes with an applicator that makes it easy to apply the topical ...