We are used to calling cats or dogs “flea”, but a person doesn’t turn his tongue like that. However, sometimes we get from fleas no less than our pets. Although, of course, these small insects rarely live on the human body. Why do fleas bite humans? Most likely, the victim simply passed the parasite and became a carrier by accident. Most often, people infect insects with their pets.
Both human fleas and insects accidentally popping up from a dog or cat can bite us. But the hot climate can “please” also the sandy representatives of this class. What to do if fleas bite a person?
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Pulex irritans - translated from Latin as "human flea". However, this species with the same success lives in animal hair. Human bloodsuckers are small in size - up to 4 mm. All flea species have a flat body, a small head with antennae and a sucking mouth, six legs with claws.
Human fleas breed very quickly, one female is able to lay up to 500 eggs. They prefer to inhabit these insects in the crevices of the floor, in the garbage, in the villi of the carpets, where they lay their eggs. It takes up to three weeks, from hungry eggs small hungry individuals are born.
Where do fleas come from?
If fleas bite a person, the first thing that comes to mind is where they came from, and the second - how to get rid of them.
Fleas lead a parasitic lifestyle, moving from one carrier to another. They live in the hair of pets: cats, dogs and even horses. They can affect some species of wild animals, adapted to live on humans. The insect easily rests on the “owner” while walking or running, and if it feels danger, it can jump a long distance.
If a flea has to go hungry, it is able to live without food for a very long time without damage to its health, but in favorable conditions the insect eats twice a day.
What is the danger?
If fleas bite a person, it is not only painful and unpleasant, but also fraught with various diseases. Moving from one carrier to another, fleas can infect plague, pulicosis, pseudotuberculosis, pseudotyphus, tularemia and other diseases. But sand fleas are able to penetrate under the skin of a person and multiply there, as a result of which purulent abscesses form in the infected person. But even if fleas were not contagious, their bites can carry a severe allergic reaction, combing with a secondary infection. If fleas bite a person, urgent measures must be taken to avoid serious consequences.
How to get rid of fleas?
First you need to decide exactly where they live in your apartment. Dog fleas bite people, so you should begin to destroy the parasite by cleaning the hair of pets. They need to be washed with a special flea shampoo. Wash the bedding thoroughly.
Now you need to conduct spring cleaning in the apartment . Insects can settle in all rooms at a height of one and a half meters above the floor. Therefore, this surface will have to be processed more carefully. Work on the bed, mattress, upholstered furniture, skirting boards and crevices in the floor, soft toys.
Cleaning is carried out with a vacuum cleaner, it perfectly absorbs the eggs of insects. Remember to empty the trash bag later. The apartment will have to be treated with a special means against fleas according to the instructions. Even Dichlorvos will do. Before that, remove all food, animals, aquarium fish. Ventilate the room two hours after treatment, but do not clean for several days. Good luck