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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
[[File:HookeFlea01.jpg|thumb|Flea drawing.]] | [[File:HookeFlea01.jpg|thumb|Flea drawing.]] | ||
*Bilaterally-flattened wingless insects with enlarged hindlimbs specially adapted for jumping (up to 100 times their body length)<ref>https://parasite.org.au/para-site/contents/arthropod-intoduction.html</ref> | |||
*There are some 2,500 flea species, most parasitic on mammals (especially rodents) and some on birds<ref>https://parasite.org.au/para-site/contents/arthropod-intoduction.html</ref> | |||
==Clinical Features== | ==Clinical Features== |
Revision as of 22:13, 25 June 2019
Background
- Bilaterally-flattened wingless insects with enlarged hindlimbs specially adapted for jumping (up to 100 times their body length)[1]
- There are some 2,500 flea species, most parasitic on mammals (especially rodents) and some on birds[2]
Clinical Features
Differential Diagnosis
Domestic U.S. Ectoparasites
See also travel-related skin conditions