Can Humans Get Fleas?
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
2. Hairless
While we can catch fleas, humans tend not to have as many problems with the parasites as a lot of animal species do. Perhaps the main reason for this is that we are not hairy creatures overall and this means that there are fewer places for fleas to live and hide. Our lack of hair also means that fleas are easier to spot and catch, alerting us to a problem early on.
We are not completely hairless, of course, and our heads and pubic regions are potential homes for fleas. They are also potential homes to other types of parasite including head lice and pubic lice.
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