One of parents’ worst nightmares is their kid getting lice — but you suspect it in your little ones’ head and don’t want to ...

Is cat ownership both a trope of a childless woman and an actual cause for fewer children being born? Studies show that a parasite spread by cats might cause male infertility.

In true feline form, cats took their time deciding whether to jump into humans’ laps. In a new comprehensive study of the spread of domesticated cats, DNA analysis suggests that cats lived for ...

Amador Flores Vargas was rushed to hospital after being bitten by the blood-sucking bugs, but he was unable to fight off the ...

Numerous insects, including mites, lice, fleas, ticks, and bed bugs, can inhabit or visit the human body. These creatures ...

If you get licked on the hand by your cat (mine just playfully bites me), consider yourself lucky, in a way. Clinical cat behaviourist Amanda Campion, who has three decades of experience, has revealed ...

If you’ve ever noticed a red, moist, irritated patch of skin on your favorite feline, you’re not alone. These painful skin lesions could be what’s known as hot spots on cats (or acute moist dermatitis ...

But most cats continue to knead blankets and pillows for the rest of their life, to the delight of humans. "In some ways, a pet is like a little alien you have in your home," said Branch ...

The one species that infests cats (and cats only) is Felicola subrostratus. Its nickname is the feline chewing louse. Can Humans Get Lice from Cats? Lice are species specific, meaning each type of ...

Fleas cause itching, discomfort, and irritation — and in some cases, dangerous health issues that could pass on to humans ... lice larvae. It’s grease-free, odorless, and protects your dog for eight ...

Maybe we should think of lice that way: as what they are not. They are not bedbugs, or ticks, or fleas. They do not fly, they do not jump, they cannot survive for long apart from a human head ...