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Do fleas bite people

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If they bite you they can cause itching and irritation depending on where they were before they got on to you they can also transfer disease from other people or animals to you. For example the plague was transfered by fleas from rats to humans.

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yes, fleas bite people as well as dogs and cats

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Fleas are attracted to whatever is living and has blood, they don't care if it's human or animal, fleas go to wherever it's easiest to get blood so if it's human so be it.

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Make you itch and it is an ANNOYING itch.

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