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- Fleas in cats
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- Fleas, their eggs and larvae
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- Flea bites
Fleas - insects are very small, feeding on the blood of various animals. Most of us do not even suspect that these insects cause trouble not only directly bites, but also their consequences. Only in our country can you find more than 60 species of these bloodsuckers. All over the world there are about 2 thousand varieties. They are carriers of 25 various diseases, some of which are dangerous to humans. If you are still not sure that getting rid of fleas is necessary as quickly as possible, you should find out what diseases fleas carry to humans.
Fleas at home
Most fleas have a clear “career guidance”. So, rat fleas prefer rat blood dog - dogs, etc. But due to various circumstances, they are able to feed on any other animals, including man.
If the animal is in the house, its fleas settle nearby. They live in pet litter, in floor gaps, behind skirting boards or under furniture. Biting a person, fleas transmit various diseases to him, causing, at least, irritation, maximum - death.
What is the danger
Insects do not just damage human skin, causing temporary inconvenience and disrupting the appearance. Fleas carry plague, worms, or even typhoid. The most dangerous diseasescarried by small bloodsuckers:
- anthrax;
- typhus;
- plague;
- tularemia;
- salmonellosis;
- encephalitis;
- fungal infections;
- listeriosis;
- tape worms.
Fleas are interested not only in healthy organisms, but also in patients, and often in the dead. That is why fleas are carriers of disease. In the process of a bite, saliva with many viruses enters the human body, quickly entering the bloodstream and spreading throughout the body. A variety of diseases carry fleas, but the likelihood of infection is reduced when it comes to feline/ dog fleas that settle in human dwellings.
When meeting with a rat variety of parasites, the chance to get one of the diseases transmitted by fleas increases many times. Rodents are regular visitors to garbage cans, water pipes, garbage cans. Often they eat corpses. Rats are the first carriers of infection. It is the lifestyle of the owners that makes rat parasites so dangerous. They become infected from rats, subsequently infecting everyone who is unlucky to meet on their way.
Interesting!
The causative agent of the plague does not lose its relevance until the death of the insect. The infected female does not transmit the infection to the eggs during laying.
Parasites can carry pathogens for a long time:
- pseudotuberculosis;
- melioidosis;
- brucellosis;
- pasteurellosis;
- tularemia;
- anthrax;
- myxomatosis.
Exotic pests
Not only domestic parasites cause trouble: a trip to exotic countries can turn into even more exotic problems. So, visiting India, the Caribbean or Vietnam, you can meet sand flea, the method of nutrition of which is significantly different from bites that are almost familiar to a person. This flea bites into the skin and sticks directly to the blood vessel. This method of feeding allows the insect to grow several times in a few days.
In this way, females carrying eggs are fed. The area around the insect becomes inflamed, the person experiences such pain that he is already indifferent to whether the fleas tolerate rabies.Often the discomfort is so strong that a person cannot walk.
Important!
If during the trip you have painful cavities and swelling under your skin, you should immediately consult a doctor. If you do not remove the insect in a timely manner (especially when there are a lot of them), the development of gangrene is likely. In countries characterized by parasites of this species, a certain amount of the local population becomes disabled precisely because of the sand fleas and their larvae.
Fleas and children
Fleas as carriers of various diseases pose the greatest danger to children, especially those who have not been vaccinated. These babies run the risk of getting an infection that others are protected against by the vaccine. The risk of being bitten is higher in those children whose parents allow the cat to sleep in their crib.
On the flea bites tender skin of children reacts more painfully than an adult. In children, allergies to bites are more likely to occur. Such a reaction is fraught not only with the appearance of a rash, but with edema, migraines and an increase in lymph nodes.
For pregnant cats and any other parasites are no more dangerous than for other healthy adults. But during pregnancy, even a slight allergy can have serious consequences for the fetus, this is especially important in the early stages. Future mothers should protect their body and unborn child from encountering parasites.
How to protect yourself
Knowing what diseases fleas carry, I want to avoid meetings with them by any means. In order to do this, you should carefully consider the health of pets and birds. In order to prevent the acquisition of pets anti-collar dogs and cats, handle the house. The best tools for this purpose are:
Regularly carry out wet cleaning, avoiding the accumulation of dust and the appearance of rodents. Everything must be done so that the parasites, even appearing in the house, do not want to stay in it.
