Can cat fleas live on humans? If you have a feline friend in your family it's a question you may well be asking. Thankfully, the sorts of fleas that enjoy setting up camp in your cat's fur don't like ...

The potentially life-threatening disease was nearly eradicated decades ago, but now it is back and taking on Texas.

Learn how to get rid of fleas fast with proven methods, natural remedies, and expert tips to prevent them from coming back.

Researchers uncover why some homes in rural Madagascar where bubonic plague is endemic are infested with fleas. Based on their findings, they recommend ways to reduce the flea populations and their ...

Orange County vector control officials are urging residents to keep their pets, bodies and homes flea free, after a human case of flea-borne typhus was detected in the city of Fountain Valley earlier ...

A new study detected Rickettsia typhi in cat fleas, shedding light on the possible role of domestic cats in murine typhus transmission.

The plague might be most commonly associated with the devastating European pandemic of the 1300s known as the "Black Death". But today the disease remains endemic in a number of countries, notably ...

Fleas can cause allergic reactions in pets and quickly spread throughout your home, making swift action essential. "Once the fleas is on them, they start to chew on them and it can actually cause what ...

Madagascar is one of the last places where outbreaks of human bubonic plague still happen regularly. Fleas carrying the plague bacterium Yersinia pestis can spread the disease through their bites. And ...