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Flea Bite

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Flea Bite, Siphonaptera, Flea

  • See Also
  1. Insect Bite
  2. Stinging Insect Allergy
  3. Bee sting
  4. Mosquito Bite
  5. Chigger Bite
  6. Bed Bug
  7. Spider Bite
  8. Tick Bite
  9. Scorpion
  10. Vector Borne Disease
  • Pathophysiology
  1. Transmission
    1. Fleas have no wings and move by jumping
  2. Dog or cat fleas (Ctenocephalides )
    1. Fleas jump from their typical hosts (dogs and cats) to humans to inflict their bites
  3. Human fleas (Pulex irritans)
    1. Associated with unsanitary conditions and poor hygiene
  • Associated Conditions
  • Diseases for which fleas are vectors
  1. Plague
  2. Tularemia
  3. Cat-Scratch Disease
  4. Cat Flea Typhus
  • Signs
  1. Pruritic Papules
  2. Distribution
    1. Ankles most commonly affected
  • Management
  1. See Mosquito Bite
  • Prevention
  1. See Prevention of Mosquito Bite
  • References
  1. Juckett (2013) Am Fam Physician 88(12): 841-7 [PubMed]