Flea Bites Treat, Cure & Prevent – Here’s how!
Let me start by saying that we do not see fleas on humans as often as cats or dogs. Flea bites on humans usually come from dog fleas, cat fleas or flea man. The bites are often seen in large groups or in groups. Some people are very sensitive to these bites, and they are likely to make a kind of hives, which looks like a lot of bumps or red bubbles on the affected area.
Flea cats and dogs often bite below the knee, usually on the ankles. You can also get flea bites on the forearm, if you have petted or held your pet. In fact, this is the chip of man coming in groups of two or three or more at a time. Bites dog fleas or cat fleas are generally identified as areas of red dots. There are some people who develop severe allergic reactions to flea bites and can get irritated with one bite. Although it occurs rarely, you can also get nasty diseases bacteria and viruses, fleas transmit
At Risk
Children (transmission of chips per pet)
People living in rural areas and are required to handle animals.
Flea Bites Symptoms
Bites are often primarily localized to the ankles and legs. It appears as papules and cause itching (especially in people allergic to flea saliva). Lorsq’une secondary infection of the lesions occur skin, then appear a fever and anemia .
Some markers in the environment can evoke a flea infestation: like blood stains on clothing and bedding.
Infections and diseases related to flea bites
Plague : become extremely rare in Europe, plague can be transmitted to humans by the chip itself infected after feeding on an infected animal (often a rodent) with bacillus “Yersinia pestis”.
Typhus murine (transmitted by the chip of the rat or cat) infection bacterial benign in most cases.
other bacterial and parasitic diseases: tularemia and taeniases (flatworm colonizing the intestine) in dogs and cats.
Treatment of flea bites
1- First of all, stop scratching your bites! I know this is difficult, but if you keep doing the bites can become infected with bacteria that will enter your bloodstream and wreak havoc on your body. Save yourself unpleasant infections leaving the area alone.
2 This is the first point easy to follow. Stop itching with a little cream or lotion. This will also reduce swelling and clean the area, which reduces the risk of these adverse infections.
3- If the cream or lotion does not for you, it is also antihistamine tablets or liquid. You should contact your doctor before taking this product. I would prefer that you use cream or lotion - it’s cheaper and works in most cases.
4- Use ice or cold water to soothe the itching. This prevents or reduces the swelling and inflammation as well
Above all, frequently washing bedding and clothing, wash the floor with a detergent to remove the eggs and flea larvae, vacuuming, particularly in low-light areas like under furniture because the chip larvae avoid light and take refuge in places sombres.Si you moving in a potentially infested area, apply insecticide on clothes .Do not forget to treat pets with wearing a flea collar or by applying an insecticide dust on the coat of the cat or dog if the infestation has already occurred. Indeed, the eradication of the chip in the dog or cat is generally sufficient to eliminate the parasite
Flea Traps