The incident occurred on the second floor of the school hostel building. Rat bite incidents are reportedly a regular occurrence at the school. According to the school health records maintained by ...

Unfortunately, every season is flea and bed bug season. Both critters tend to prefer warmer months, so they may be more common during late spring, summer, and early fall. (Keep an eye out for ...

Occasionally, rats even cannibalize each other. Besides this, other environmental limitations like a lack of food or shelter may cause colony numbers to decrease. Rats will bite if they feel ...

We report a case of rat bite fever (Streptobacillus moniliformis) in a young man who presented generally unwell with pyrexia, vomiting, arthralgia and deranged liver function. Two weeks before his ...

Bed bugs and fleas are some of the worst pests you can deal with, but you can't handle the problem until you can tell the ...

A mother says she is being driven mad by fleas and mice in her council home, just weeks after moving in. Lucy Day says she has to live in one room of her Margate flat as her three-year-old daughter is ...

the shampoo soothes dry and irritated skin from flea bites and constant scratching. Lay says flea shampoos are fine to use alongside prescription flea control medications. However, shampoos ...

Bedbug bite sores appear as raised, itchy bumps. They can occur from a few seconds to several weeks following a bite. Antihistamines and hydrocortisone may help reduce itching and irritation.

“I had an allergic reaction to the flea bites – I swelled up and everything ... “Residents are responsible for getting rid of infestations (including fleas, bed bugs, cockroaches, mice and rats) in ...

Once you move in, the adult fleas emerge, ready to dine. “Although they don’t prefer people, they will bite you, especially if you’re the only meal in town,” says Benson. Fleas digest the blood they ...

More than 20 dogs, a goat, a mini horse, and other malnourished animals were rescued from a filthy Connecticut home, ...