cat flea
ctenocephalides felis latin

Another hot summer will produce an even worse plague of cat fleas than last year.

And it was usually cat flea powder cut with dandruff.

Cat flea pupae use vibrations in a slightly different way.

The cat flea is a small, sucking, insect of the order Siphonoptera.

The cat flea is the vector of B. henselae among cats.

Perhaps he's allergic to cat fleas you know?

They're the source of most cat fleas.

Do not wear dog and cat flea collars, not even on your legs, no matter how bad the bugs are.

Experimental transmission of Bartonella henselae by the cat flea.

The cat flea can also maintain its life cycle on other carnivores and on omnivores.

Humans can be bitten, though a long-term population of cat fleas cannot be sustained and infest people.

Cat fleas also may be responsible for disease transmission through humans, and have been suspected as transmission agents of plague.

Cat fleas can transmit other parasites and infections to dogs and cats and also to humans.

It closely resembles the cat flea, Ctenophalides felis, which can live on a wider range of animals and is generally more prevalent worldwide.

Cat fleas will not live on people, but fleas will not hesitate to bite anyone nearby.

Cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis)

The cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis, is one of the most abundant and widespread species of flea on Earth.

This characteristic can be used to differentiate the oriental rat flea from the cat flea, dog flea, and other fleas.

Pulicosis (also known as "flea bites") is a skin condition caused by several species of fleas, including the cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis).

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The cat flea, and all other fleas, are compressed laterally, resulting in an extremely thin insect that can be quite hard to find in an animal's coat.

In manufacturing, pennyroyal oil is used as a dog and cat flea repellent; and as a fragrance for detergents, perfumes, and soaps.

While rat fleas are the most common vectors, cat fleas and mouse fleas are less common modes of transmission.

In addition, cat fleas have been found to carry Borrelia burgdorferi, the etiologic agent of Lyme disease, but their ability to transmit the disease is unclear.

Controlling cat flea infestation and avoiding cat scratches are therefore critical strategies for preventing B. henselae infections in HIV-infected persons.