5. Dealing With Flea Bites at Home Fleas typically affect cats and dogs, but they can also affect humans. Flea bites typically show up on areas of skin where you wear close-fitting clothing, like the ...

A case of bubonic plague linked to a flea bite has been confirmed in South Lake Tahoe; authorities are stepping up ...

Fleas may hitch a ride on you, but they can’t stay. Learn quick removal tips and the pet treatments that end infestations.

What can you see at the beach? Sunsets, crashing waves, shells, sea turtles… and fleas. And some of these sand fleas aren’t ...

First aid refers to the immediate care given to an injured or ill person until full medical treatment is available. You might perform CPR for cardiac arrest, apply pressure to stop bleeding, or use an ...

A popular dog treat sold in stores in the Midwest is being recalled due to potential salmonella contamination, with the Food and Drug Administration warning that the tainted products could also led to ...

BERNALILLO COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) — The New Mexico Department of Health is reporting on Wednesday morning that the state is seeing its second case of human plague this year. According to NMDOH, a 77-year ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina's Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed the first human fatality from Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) virus in the state in over 20 years. The EEE virus is ...

(KRON) — Several students at Kennedy Elementary School in Newark were bitten by fleas, triggering concerns from parents that the tiny insects may have infested some classrooms. One mother told KRON4 ...

Sign up for TPR Today, Texas Public Radio's newsletter that brings our top stories to your inbox each morning. Texas is seeing an explosion of cases of typhus, a ...

Summer heat, check. Mosquitoes, check. Labor Day traffic, check. Now add fleas carrying typhus fever to things Southern Californians have to worry about. A report from the Los Angeles County Health ...

A biologist leads a team for a prairie dog project to combat fleas with oral medication. Prairie dogs and other rodents have kept plague alive through the centuries, passing it along through fleas.