Having fleas and ticks in and around your home can be worrisome especially for those of us with pets. Though fleas (photo on left, above) and ticks (photo on right) both feed on the blood of mammals, ...

Murine Typhus is caused by the flea-borne bacteria Rickettsia typhi and is transmitted when an infected flea bites a human.

However, fewer than 5% of patients may recall a flea bite or flea exposure in the one to two weeks preceding the illness. People can also breathe in infected flea dirt or rub it into their eyes.

Maleah Stringer is executive director of the Animal Protection League, 613 Dewey St., Anderson. She can be reached at 765-356 ...

By Tania Signal Mental health is the second-most common reason cited for getting a dog, after companionship. And many of us ...

Retired U.S. Army Sergeant Kyle Walker met Ginny the stray dog on a busy roadside in Bosnia and rescued her with help from ...

Bats are widely known around the world for their role in the spread of a number of zoonotic diseases — illnesses that can spread between humans and animals.But a recent study by scientists at the Texa ...

Ticks transmit disease when they bite a human or animal ... walking your dog, camping, gardening, or hunting could bring you in close contact with ticks. Treat clothing and gear with products ...

In reality: Yes, you probably can devour a finger ... We do have a ton of dog bites that cause complete amputation of the fingers. So, it’s possible [for a human] but you’d have to have ...