Typhus Prevention Methods

Spray Flea-Control Products

Individuals should also consider spraying flea-control products to decrease their risk of typhus by avoiding direct contact with fleas. There are approximately three hundred cases of flea-borne typhus every year in the United States. Flea-borne typhus is always present in certain parts of California like Orange County and Los Angeles. Infected fleas can spread the typhus bacteria to humans and their pet cats and dogs. The fleas become infected from feeding on rats, opossums, or other mammals carrying the bacteria. Cat fleas and rat fleas are most frequently linked to disease transmission. Pet owners should spray flea-control products on their cats and dogs regularly, and keep them indoors as much as possible. Wild animals should be kept away from the home whenever possible.

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