There are more than 2,000 species of tiny (0.04 to 0.15 inches), wingless, blood-sucking fleas that live on the body of the host they infest. Although fleas cannot fly, they have developed powerful ...

In mid-August, a human case of flea-borne typhus — previously called murine typhus — was confirmed in Fountain Valley, California. It's the fifth human case of the rare disease this year, with all but ...

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – There's a new warning about the increasing spread of mosquito, tick and flea-borne illnesses. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says disease transmitted by the insects ...

The warmer weather of spring and summer means the start of tick and mosquito season and the diseases they transmit, including Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, West Nile and Zika. A new ...

A sometimes fatal bacterial disease carried by fleas and lice appears to be spreading more often, and over a larger swath of territory in Texas than it did a decade ago, a new study suggests. The ...

The CDC analyzed the reports of bites from the insects between 2004 and 2016. Mosquitoes, ticks and fleas aren't just annoying pests, they're also biting more than ever and spreading new germs, a new ...

Diseases from mosquito, tick and flea bites have tripled in the United States since 2004, a rising threat across the nation that is leaving local and state health departments scrambling to control, a ...

The warmer weather of spring and summer means the start of tick and mosquito season and the diseases they transmit, including Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, West Nile and Zika. A new ...

In the United States, diseases spread by mosquito, flea and tick bites tripled from 2004 to 2016, federal health officials say in a new report. During that time, there were more than 640,000 cases of ...

SAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio veterinarian is warning pet owners and others to keep watch for and prevent a flea-borne disease after a case of it hospitalized her. Dr. Olga Jaimez, believes she and one ...

ATLANTA (CBS) – As the weather warms up and New Englanders prepare to enjoy the outdoors, the Centers for Disease Control is warning that illnesses from mosquito, tick and flea bites are on the rise.