What provokes a flea bite in humans?

These small insects have a size of only 1.5 to 4 mm, are endowed with a nature flattened on each side body, a small head with two antennae and long legs with paws-five-segmented and a pair of claws. Fleas can have a color from dark brown to black. This insect is widespread all over the place.

Fleas live on the human body, pets (horses, cats, dogs), often found in wild predators. They parasitize and have for this several adaptations. Fleas easily move through people's hair, and in animals by wool, thanks to their smooth, flat body and bristles that are directed back. Fearing danger, an insect can jump to a distance that is more than 120 times its body. Fleas feed on blood, which is extracted through a piercing sucking mouthpiece, but they can starve for a long time without harming life.

Fleas are very prolific, one female lays more than 400 eggs of white color and an oblong form, and she hides her offspring in crevices of floors, in sawdust, in garbage, etc. Larvae appear from eggs - vermicular, white and without legs, with oral Gnawing organs. The diet of larvae consists of decomposing organic residues and flea feces. The larvae spin the cocoon and pupate, after a couple of weeks, if the ambient temperature favors, young fleas appear. The new generation begins to watch their prey when a person or animal appears, they jump and cling to the villi of their clothes or their wool.

Fleas in humans as carriers of infections

In addition to the fact that the bite of a flea on a man causes a lot of unpleasant sensations, it can also be contagious. Particularly dangerous for human health are the following infections carried by insects:

• Tularemia;
• Typhus sypnoy;
• plague;
• Pseudotuberculosis;
• Erysipeloid;
• anthrax;
• brucellosis.

Also, upholstered on the animal, and then, passing to the person, the flea becomes an intermediate host of the parasite. Having bitten a person, it passes on to it harmful organisms and as a result amazes with helminthiasis.

What to do?

You should not comb flea bites on a person, otherwise you can get a re-infection. It is necessary to grease the affected area with a green, iodine or soap solution. To remove itching, irritation and puffiness, you can attach a piece of ice. Well helps to remove the irritation of apple cider vinegar, and disinfected bite can be ordinary baking soda. Allergic reactions are treated with antihistamines.

A flea bite in humans can cause symptoms such as intoxication, headache, weakness, fever or festering. Very often, such symptoms appear in children due to a more delicate and delicate skin. Of course, in this situation it's silly to self-medicate, you need to go to the doctor.

The most dangerous flea, photo

The greatest danger to humans is represented by sand fleas. These fleas in humans penetrate the skin layers and begin to multiply intensively. On a place there is a purulent abscess that provokes all kinds of serious illnesses. In this case, the prevention of wearing socks and shoes, cleanliness in living quarters. After walking through the contaminated areas, you should thoroughly wash your feet and shoes. Treatment is performed by a surgeon. The doctor removes the flea with tweezers and disinfects the affected area.