If you’ve ever left the beach with a stinging or itching sensation, you may have received a sand flea bite. While humans aren’t actually the preferred food source for sand fleas—decaying organic ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Becoming a meal for a hungry flea probably isn’t on your to-do list, but flea bites can and do happen to ...

Take a Pest Control Quiz. Get matched with an Authorized Partner. Bedbugs and fleas can both bite and leave behind itchy, irritating marks, but there are key differences between the two. Knowing how ...

Bedbugs and fleas are two blood-sucking bugs that can be tough to deal with. And although they do have similarities, the differences between them are pretty distinct— and some of the biggest ...

When you sit to reason your pet’s itching, more often you find parasites such as fleas to be the culprit, but it’s not always the case. There are other allergies that may be responsible for why your ...

SAN ANTONIO - – When you hear the word typhus, you may think of the epidemics that happened historically during wars and famines. Although it’s no longer an epidemic, hospitals in South Texas are ...

Carrie Madormo, RN, MPH, is a health writer. She has over a decade of experience as a registered nurse, practicing in a variety of fields, such as pediatrics, oncology, chronic pain, and public health ...

PROF. E. A. BOYCOTT, in NATURE of October 23, says: “Some persons who are extensively flea bitten seem to become immune”. This is, in my case, true of other insect bites. In January 1885 I suffered ...

A Texas man lost his hands and toes after contracting a severe case of typhus from a flea bite. Michael Kohlhof, from Houston, was taken to hospital in June after developing flu-like symptoms. But ...