Human fleas are carriers of many diseases

Human fleas (Pulex irritans) are insects belonging to the family Pulicidae. They are small (from 1 mm to 5 mm), yellow-brown or almost black in color. Parasites have a flattened lateral body, a small head with a pterygo-sucking type oral apparatus. Of course they have three pairs (the latter performs a leaping function), no wings.

Human fleas have adapted to life on the body of people, despite the insignificant hairline. They can eat not only the blood of Homo sapiens, but also the canine, feline, horse, etc. The time of one exhaustion is from 1 to 20 minutes, and the reception of "food" in them happens twice a day. Under adverse conditions, these creatures can starve for a long time.

The human flea, the photo of which is given here, at one time is able to postpone up to 8 eggs. She lives for about a year, which means that the number of eggs laid by her in her entire life is about 500 pieces. The place of masonry is usually the gap between the parquet, the carpet, the litter of pets, and so on.

Larvae emerge from eggs. They are legless, move like worms. They feed on the remains of organic matter. In their development, the larvae undergo three molts and pupate. The time spent in the cocoon, directly depends on the environmental conditions and can last up to two years. Coming out of the cocoon, young fleas will try to find food on a person or a pet.

Being outside the food object, human fleas move, as a rule, by jumping. They can jump on walls and interior items, but not more than 1 m from the floor. Once on the skin of a living organism, they creep from place to place in search of a better suction point.

Human fleas puncture the skin and inject a special substance contained in their saliva, which prevents the blood from clotting the victim's blood. This substance is allergenic to humans, so redness and swelling form at the site of the bite, and a strong itching and burning sensation are felt. Combing the affected area, you can re-infect it. With multiple bites the general condition of a person worsens, and the children react to it more sharply.

The ability to jump from one person to another and, therefore, to carry an infection that gets directly into the blood, is the greatest danger to people. Plague, tularemia, brucellosis, pseudotuberculosis, anthrax - this is an incomplete list of diseases, the carriers of which are human fleas.

Given all of the above, the appearance of fleas in the house must be taken seriously. Measures to remove them must be taken without delay. It is difficult to get rid of them independently, because an incorrectly calculated dose of poison can produce immunity to the active substance in parasites. In this case, you will have to look for another drug and again carry out the treatment. Therefore, without consulting a specialist, it is better not to take any measures.

It can move from one room to another and return to the skin of the flea again. How to get rid of it once and for all? The entire contaminated area, including neighboring apartments, will have to be processed. 3 days after the treatment, all carpets and upholstered furniture will need to be vacuumed, removing all dead parasites, their eggs, and also the larvae.

As a preventive measure against fleas, it is necessary to inspect pets that can bring parasites to themselves. Tailed friends should bathe with zooshampoos, handle their bedding. It is necessary to regularly use anti-collar collars, drops, sprays.

Fortunately, human fleas in our time - a phenomenon malorasprostranennoe. But if they had to meet, then the struggle to win is quite possible.