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My cousin just died and the doctors are saying that it's fleas got into his brain is that possible ?

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Can't agree: Fleas do not enter the brain, they tend to bite the skin. There must have been some other cause.

Dr Altman and another doctor agreed

Answered 5/16/2016

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