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What problems will flea bites cause?
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Flea bites: They can be itchy, painful and can become infected. Please see your physician for evaluation and treatment.
Answered 4/5/2013
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Often - itching: or secondary infection. Fleas can carry tapeworms & Murine typhus. In some parts of the world to include the Southwestern United States they can carry a bacteria called yersinia pestis which can cause Bubonic plague.
Answered 10/22/2015
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