There are an estimated 2 500 species of fleas in the world.
Pictures of sand flea bites on humans.
First up is a picture of flea bites on a person s waist.
A bite of a sand fly or tunga penetrans is very severe in nature.
The annoying problem with these insects is definitely their bites which can be pretty irritating and cause certain problems for humans.
Thus infected flea bites are potentially dangerous because the insects transmit some diseases carried by hosts cats dogs rats etc.
As it can be easily guessed from the name of the creatures the fleas are found exactly in sand.
Check the bite for breeding sand fleas.
This is an image of flea bites that have grown swollen or.
Flea bites appear as small red spots surrounded by reddened haloes.
It contains more than 15 different substances that may appear toxic for human body.
They tend to be in a group of four or in a line and usually happen at the ankles or legs of human victims.
Is the cat flea ctenocephalides felis which also infests dogs and can bite humans.
The most common flea species in the u s.
Sand flea bites on humans.
This pest is common in areas like north africa south east asia the mediterranean the middle east the caribbean and central america.
Fleas are a parasitic insect that feeds on the blood of mammals and birds.
How to treat sand flea bites.
It increases the chance of getting infections in the wound.
What makes flea bites on people inflame and itch is flea saliva that is injected into blood to numb nerves.
If you ve been bitten by these bloodsucking parasites this is how you treat sand flea bites on humans.
First of all don t scratch the bites.
Humans can be bitten by so called sand fleas which usually are found at the beach and in coastal areas.