I remember, as a young child in the South, walking onto a carpet and having my feet covered in little black dots. At first, I ...

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 ...

Tungiasis is a parasitic skin disease caused by the penetration of the sand flea Tunga penetrans into the skin, predominantly affecting the feet. This condition is prevalent in resource-poor and ...

Multiple cases of typhus have popped up in downtown Los Angeles and prompted health officials to warn about the flea-spread disease, which can cause organ damage in severe cases. Nine people were ...

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, ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Flea and Tick Product Market - Growth, Trends, and Forecast (2019 - 2024)" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. A significant rise in the ...

DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Public health authorities are investigating an outbreak of flea-borne typhus in downtown Los Angeles and epidemic levels of the disease in Pasadena. The disease is not ...

Tick season is here, and flea season is soon to follow. These pests don’t just annoy our cats and dogs, but they also serve as vectors that spread a large number of diseases between animals.

LONG BEACH, Calif. – Health officials say eight people in Long Beach who contracted a rare form of typhus spread by fleas were each hospitalized for at least 24 hours, but all have recovered. John ...