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What Are Flea Bites?

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Question : what.is.fle.biteis
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Answered by Dr. Shailja Puri (6 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Flea is an insect like organism and it can cause bites

Detailed Answer:
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Thanks for posting your query on HealthcareMagic.

Flea is an insect like organism. It can live independetly or can live as parasite on other animals.
Bites caused by fleas can lead to number of diseases.
Rat flea is atype of flea which lives on rats and is responsible for disease called plague.
In case you have got a bite, you can consult your primary healthcare provider for clinical assessment and treatment.

Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja P Wahal
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What Are Flea Bites?

Brief Answer: Flea is an insect like organism and it can cause bites Detailed Answer: Hello, Thanks for posting your query on HealthcareMagic. Flea is an insect like organism. It can live independetly or can live as parasite on other animals. Bites caused by fleas can lead to number of diseases. Rat flea is atype of flea which lives on rats and is responsible for disease called plague. In case you have got a bite, you can consult your primary healthcare provider for clinical assessment and treatment. Thanks and take care Dr Shailja P Wahal