Medically reviewed by Susan Bard, MD You can typically treat bug bites and stings at home with anti-itch creams and ...

It’s clear that rat fleas played a major role ... They're different from head lice, which are far more common in the U.S. and typically affect school-age kids. Both insects feed on human ...

Researchers thought the bacterium would infect fleas on rats, and when the rats died, the fleas would jump to humans, infecting them. Rats are also thought to be responsible for spreading more recent ...

Children worldwide are commonly infected with head lice, or pediculosis capitis. The epidemiology, etiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and preventive and treatment modalities for ...

Head lice affect more than 100 million people worldwide annually. Permethrin (1% formulation) is efficacious but resistance is emerging. Malathion (0.5% formulation) is an alternative, but ...