Flea-borne typhus spreads across Los Angeles area
A rise in typhus, a bacterial disease spread by lice or fleas, has hit the Los Angeles area, and public health officials are sounding the alarm.
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CDC: Tick, mosquito, flea illnesses triple in US
With summer around the corner, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention experts are warning --- beware the bugs!
Black Death spread by humans, vindicating rats
One of the worst pandemics in human history, the Black Death, along with a string of plague outbreaks that occurred during the 14th to 19th centuries, was spread by human fleas and body lice, a new study suggests.
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