Although extremely small in
size, fleas have played a large role in history by spreading typhoid fever and
bubonic plague.
Fleas prefer your dog or cat, but will transfer to humans. Five minutes exposure
to hungry fleas is too much for most people.
A female lays several hundred eggs in a lifetime. Over a two week period they
can complete a generation.
Flea eggs are laid and mature in places where your pet frequents and often a
favorite chair, bed, carpeting.
Health and Property Alert: Fleas need animal or human blood for survival. They
spread disease by feeding on infected animals and then in turn transmit disease
to man. The rat-flea-to-man cycle caused bubonic plague.
Protection: Follow your veterinarian's advice. Pest control operators will not
treat animals. Fleas are basically an animal problem. But when fleas become a
people problem, start by giving your home a thorough cleaning to clear eggs from
baseboards, rugs, upholstery, floor and wall cracks, ventilators, closets, etc.
Be sure to empty your vacuum cleaner immediately (outdoors, not inside).

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