Question 1

how are fleas spread?

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Flea transmission: Fleas are parasites that can be the vector for many diseases. They have no wings, so they can simply crawl onto your skin.

Question 2

does flea larvae bite?

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Larvae don&#x27;t bite: Flea larvae survive on eating digested blood from adult flea feces, dead skin, hair, feathers, and organic debris found in carpet, rugs, fabric on furniture, and bedding material.  Adult fleas do bite, because they need a fresh blood meal.  Newly hatched ones will die unless they feed within 1 week; older fleas can live 2 months-1year without feeding.

Question 3

what does a flea look like?

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Unpleasant: Easy to find pictures of fleas on the internet.  Hard to describe in words.  There are excellent products for flea treatment if a member of your family has them.

Question 4

can you physically see fleas?

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Yes: Fleas are arthropods that can be visible to the naked eye.  Scabies are small mites that would be difficult to see without the use of a magnified lens.

Question 5

whats the life cycle of a flea?

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Here you go: http://vetmedicine.about.com/od/parasites/f/faq_fleacycle.htm  i'm glad you are interested; this isn't the perfect forum but thankfully there are many resources. Egg, larva, pupa, adult. Like most insects.

Question 6

why would i be allergic to fleas?

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Flea allergy: Fleas  are parasites and live only with blood meals from a host. Fleas haves a special mouthpiece that punctures intact skin and siphons blood. Like many proteins and allergy inducing chemicals in nature, fleas secrete saliva which has these chemicals, which can be very antigenic (allergy-inducing). The saliva helps to prevent the host's blood from clotting, which facilitates their feeding

Question 7

can people catch fleas from dogs?

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Flea bites: You can get flea bites from fleas on dogs.  Typically pt will be seen in the spring with many itchy spots on the extremities and it turns out they have a dog.  You can apply moisturizer and hydrocortisone 1% to the spots for relief of itching, but get the dog checked out

Question 8

i am now allergic to fleas, what to do?

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Some precautions: Avoidance as much as you can, use propellent if available, antihistaminic OTC if exposed, together with OTC anti inflammatory cream, (hydrocortisone 1%), if more severe reaction, please see an allergist, good luck

Question 9

what do sand fleas look like on humans?

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Sand Fleas: There are a number of species of sand fleas. They have a tough outer shell  (exoskeleton) with a barrel shape.  The female can be a third of an inch to almost one and a half inches long.  Males are much smaller ; cling to a female's legs. They are often seen on beaches during a high tide ; can be observed hopping about ; making a high pitched sound. At daytime they are usually buried in the sand.

Question 10

can kids catch fleas from household pets?

Accepted Answer

Yes: ...But they can certainly come visit for a bite or two.

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