2 parasites that fleas act as intermediate host for
Dipylidium caninium
Acanthoceilonema reconditum
Ctenocephalides felis
“cat flea”
Dipylidium caninium, pruritus, plague
Ctenocephalides canis
“dog flea”
Diplyidium caninium, Acanthoceilonema reconditum
Echidnophaga gallinacean
“skin tight” flea
ulceration around eyes
murine typhus, plague, secondary bacterial infection, skin ulceration, anemia
Pulex irritans
“human flea”
puritic pulstules on face
dermatitis, bubonic plague, Bartonellosis, murine typhus