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Typhus from fleas is on the rise in LA County, CDC warns
Live Science via Yahoo News· 10 months agoclose up photo of the front half of a cat flea's body and head The cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis)...
Fleaborne typhus cases climbing in LA County, CDC says
CNN via Yahoo News· 10 months agoFleaborne typhus is on the rise in Los Angeles County, with reported cases nearly tripling over the...
CDC reports rise in flea-borne typhus after 3 deaths in California
United Press International via Yahoo News· 10 months agoLos Angeles county is seeing more cases of flea-borne typhus, with 171 cases and three deaths...
Texas man has hands and toes amputated after contracting typhus from a flea bite
NBC Universal via AOL· 10 months agoA Texas man has lost his hands and parts of his feet after contracting a severe case of typhus from...
Flea-borne typhus led to reported deaths in L.A. County for first time in decades
LA Times via Yahoo News· 10 months agoFlea-borne typhus was tied to three deaths in Los Angeles County last year amid a rise in reported...
A Texas man lost his hands and feet earlier this month after a single flea bite
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 10 months agoA single flea bite has caused a Texas man to lose several limbs over the past month. There are more...
In 1916, the US began forcing Mexicans crossing the southern border to take kerosene baths. That...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 6 months agoA masked worker fumigates a bracero at the Hidalgo Processing Center in Texas.Leonard Nadel...
The plague, fevers, tularemia: The diseases fleas can carry and how to treat them
The Metrowest Daily News via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThere are more than 2,000 species of tiny (0.04 to 0.15 inches), wingless, blood-sucking fleas that...
ENOLA HOLMES 2 and the Real Life History of the Match Girls’ Strike
Nerdist via Yahoo News· 2 years agoEnola Holmes is back in the game for her second film, which is now streaming on Netflix. The super...
The Best Chigger Bite Treatment
Outdoor Life via Yahoo News· 10 months agoClusters of chigger bites like this are often referred to as chigger rash, and are common on the ankles. As if all the biting bugs that are visible to...