With flea bites, you can develop red, itchy bumps that lead to skin irritation and swelling. You can use hydrocortisone cream, cold packs, and antihistamines to relieve itching and swelling. In severe ...

Los Angeles County health officials are urging the public to take precautions after a rise in flea-borne typhus cases, including a recent outbreak reported in Santa Monica. The Los Angeles County ...

Often confused with the flu, flea-borne typhus has seen a steady increase in the last five years in Texas, and the disease can make people sick. Fleas found on rats, opossums, cats and dogs can ...

It starts with a fever, aches, maybe even a rash — symptoms that could be mistaken for the flu or just a lingering bug. But in Texas, doctors are warning that another culprit is increasingly to blame: ...

Let’s begin this discussion with some light-hearted fun but also the cautionary statement that you can’t always judge a book by its cover. Many things are categorized as insignificant or simply ...

Dr. Washington said Kansas City was seeing ticks and fleas in February, which is uncommon since they usually start to appear ...