Question 1

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 2

what does flea bites look like on a 3 year old?

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Papules on the legs: He would get itchy small pink spots on his legs and ankles.

Question 3

what does sand flea rash look like?

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Sand Fleas: The sand flea jumps in the air and often causes a cluster of  painful/ itchy lesions w hives on ankles (about 10 inches above the ground).

Question 4

what exactly do flea bites look like?

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Flea bites: Flea bites vary in size from barely noticible to large red raised reactions. If a person is allergic to fleas, the larger reactions are more likely to occur and they are also more likely to itch. Flea bites may be indistinguishable from mosquito bite.

Question 5

i got but by a flea. and it itched real bad so i found something to itch it with. but it doesn't look like a normal flea bite anymore.

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Bite: You have been scratching it with a foreign body of course it doesn't look like a bite anymore.  If it is looking infected see a doctor.  If you scratched until it bleed and scabbed then for heavens sake leave it alone.

Question 6

i thought my dog recently had fleas,but he doesn't...as i have been having a few little lumps which look like bites come up..but my partner hasn't..?

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Conundrum: Do one of two things, have your dog examined by a vet or make an appt with your family physician.

Question 7

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 8

do flea bites look like pimples?

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Small ones: Fleas are a pesky biter who is frustrated and bites often.The bite site is small and itchy, usually resolving over a week or with simple clensing.Larger sites probably represent a more substantial insect or a bite site that has become infected.

Question 9

what can rashes from flea bites look like?

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Bump: A small red bump with some swelling around the bump. Very itchy too.

Question 10

having a bunch of little bumps appear on my skin, they look like flea bites, but they aren't. they don't itch until i touch them, more appear each day?

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Rash: Rashes are impossible to diagnosis without looking at them.  See your doctor for evaluation.

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I got but by a flea. and it itched real bad so i found something to itch it with. but it doesn't look like a normal flea bite anymore.

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I thought my dog recently had fleas,but he doesn't...as i have been having a few little lumps which look like bites come up..but my partner hasn't..?

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What do sand fleas look like on humans?

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Do flea bites look like pimples?

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Having a bunch of little bumps appear on my skin, they look like flea bites, but they aren't. they don't itch until i touch them, more appear each day?

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