cat flea
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cat flea
A haematophagous insect which primarily infests domestic cats (Felix catus).Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
flea
(fle)An insect of the order Siphonaptera. Fleas are wingless, suck blood, and have legs adapted for jumping. Usually they are parasitic on warm-blooded animals, including humans. Fleas of the genus Xenopsylla transmit the plague bacillus (Yersinia pestis) from rats to humans. Fleas may transmit other diseases such as tularemia, endemic typhus, and brucellosis. They are intermediate hosts for cat and dog tapeworms.
cat flea
See: Ctenocephalidesillustrationchigger flea
Tunga penetrans.dog flea
See: Ctenocephalideshuman flea
Pulex irritansrat flea
Xenopsylla cheopisillustrationMedical Dictionary, © 2009 Farlex and Partners