Fleas are the insects belonging to the class of obligate parasites. It means that they eat only blood. And in it their main danger to the person is. Blood of a flea is extracted from warm-blooded animals – dogs, cats and other pets. However nothing prevents to pass with it as well to the person. Fleas very actively bite therefore the most part of people will surely notice their presence in the house.
There is a lot of species of fleas who bite the person. It both human flea, and rat, and dog. However most often the person suffers from stings of a cat's flea. Experts even call her a unique person since this look is widespread around the world and bites a huge number of mammals. Often it on leather and catsfrom the street wool gets to the house.
Features of stings of fleas
Fleas bite actively and often, experts assure that they attack the person at the first opportunity. And do it not out of revenge, and just because they need to survive and something to eat.
Statistically, one flea bites on average 1-3 times for one food. Unlike many other insects who after the first sting leave the owner's body the flea can linger on it.
To feel a flea it is problematic. She is rather small. Besides, at a sting she anesthetizes a wound. Therefore the person, as a rule, notices already result of its sting – i.e. reddening and a small blister.
The oral device of fleas is the extended jaws which are similar to a thin needle. It pierces with them skin and begins to suck blood. Most often the flea bites legs far not to rise.
Danger of fleabites Fleas are rather dangerous parasites. Sometimes they are even compared to pincers. Consequences from their sting can be not less serious, than from a tick. So, for example, the sting of a flea can cause strong allergic reaction which at adverse confluence easily leads even to anaphylactic shock. Besides, the flea can act as an infection source. It is proved that these insects carry such diseases as plague, salmonellosis, typhus, encephalitis, hepatitis, etc.
If you are afraid that the infectious flea got to you, make after a sting tests on various infections after a while.
Well and, of course, the person risks when he combs a wound. Dirty hands he can bring an infection in a wound.
Why fleas bite not all people Situations when they within one family of some bite are frequent, there are no others. And it becomes the most real mystery. Experts have the explanation for it. One of theories says that blood-sicking insects bite on a blood type. So, for example, they just adore people with the first blood type. For them it is the most sweet. The same who has 3rd or 4th blood type, it is not necessary to worry since he such does not attract interest of insects. Also people with thin skin become the victims of fleas. To bite through a cover to reach vessels with blood, an insect it is difficult. Therefore the obstacle is thinner, the it more attracts. In general a conversation that fleas do not bite someone, wrong. Fleas bite all. However there are those who react, and that for whom such stings remain unnoticed. So, for example, the people inclined to different types of an allergy will give reaction to stings of fleas. Even if it is local and not pronounced.