To treat flea bites, use anti-itch cream and keep the wound clean to reduce the risk of infection. If your pet has fleas, you'll need to get rid of them in your home by vacuuming or extermination.

house rats and rodents are also carriers of multiple infectious virus and bacteria diseases. A few of them include: Plague spreads from Yersinia pestis bacterium which spreads from flea bites ...

Fleas carrying the plague bacterium Yersinia pestis can spread the disease through their bites. And while a species commonly known as "the rat flea" has been fingered as the main culprit in plague ...