The CDC analyzed the reports of bites from the insects between 2004 and 2016. Mosquitoes, ticks and fleas aren't just annoying pests, they're also biting more than ever and spreading new germs, a new ...

There are more than 2,000 species of tiny (0.04 to 0.15 inches), wingless, blood-sucking fleas that live on the body of the host they infest. Although fleas cannot fly, they have developed powerful ...

ATLANTA (CBS) – As the weather warms up and New Englanders prepare to enjoy the outdoors, the Centers for Disease Control is warning that illnesses from mosquito, tick and flea bites are on the rise.

CDC researchers warned clinicians March 27 about a potential resurgence of murine typhus, a rare flea-borne disease, according to MedPage Today. Murine typhus, caused by the bacteria Rickettsia typhi, ...

Diseases spread by mosquito, tick and flea bites have tripled in the United States from 2004 to 2016, federal health officials say in a new report. Between these years, more than 640,000 cases of ...

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Medically reviewed by Rochelle Collins, DO Flea bites cause red, itchy bumps on your skin.Hydrocortisone cream, cold packs, ...

The warmer weather of spring and summer means the start of tick and mosquito season and the diseases they transmit, including Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, West Nile and Zika. A new ...

What can you see at the beach? Sunsets, crashing waves, shells, sea turtles… and fleas. And some of these sand fleas aren’t so harmless; outside of the U.S., one such insect is responsible for disease ...

Matter of fact, they’ve tripled in recent years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. From 2004 to 2016, 640,000 cases of illness were reported during the period, with 2016 ...

DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Public health authorities are investigating an outbreak of flea-borne typhus in downtown Los Angeles and epidemic levels of the disease in Pasadena. The disease is not ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Flea and Tick Product Market - Growth, Trends, and Forecast (2019 - 2024)" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. A significant rise in the ...