Human Flea Bites -How Do They Look Like and What’s The Symptoms
Article by Ann Wong
Beside infesting and sucking off blood from your pets, flea bites on people too. Among all insects bites, human flea bites are one of the most commonly seen.
Human can be bitten by a variety of fleas namely the dog flea, cat flea or the human flea. Fleas use their jaws to cut through the skin and then excretes their saliva containing enzymes and anticoagulant. The anticoagulant will prevents blood from clotting and enable the fleas to suck on the blood. The enzymes excreted cause all the allergic reactions seen on people.
What do flea bites look like?
Human flea bites generally occur along the ankles and lower portions of the legs. A flea bite can usually be described as a red spot accompanied by a halo of redness that can last for several hours depending on one's reaction to it. It may causes a slight irritation or itch in some people while others with extreme allergies will sometimes break out into hives and have excessive swelling. Children tend to have more sensitive skin and as such, flea bites seen in children are usually more severe than in adults. (See Flea Bite Pictures )
Home treatment For Flea Bites On People
Before you run to your family doctor to seek medical treatment, here are some home treatment for flea bites that you may try especially if it's just a mild case of allergy.
1.Wash affected area with a mild antiseptic soap or detergent2.Put an ice pack over the affect area. This will help in reducing swelling and inflammation3.Apply some calamine lotion to relieve the itch4.A mild steroid cream like hydrocortisone which are easily available from a local pharmacy will be useful in relieving the swellings and itch more rapidly.
As always, prevention is better than cure. Fleas breed at a rapid rate and getting rid of fleas can be an uphill task. Flea control requires an integrated plan, which involve treating your pets, entire house, backyards and gardens. All these require both great efforts and persistence but will be all worthwhile when you get to finally declare your home flea free and bites free!
Check out on "Getting rid of fleas in the house" and "Flea Control for Pets" to help you in your flea extermination plan
Ann owns an animal shelter housing 150 dogs and cats. Understanding the difficulty and frustration of pet owners in getting rid of fleas, she has publish a website on "Flea Control" with the purpose of helping people especially pet owners solve this problem completely.
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