fleas as carriers of disease

Discusses three known disease carriers, fleas, lice, and mosquitoes, and epidemics which they have caused.

Fleas are about the size of a pinhead. Discover this and other fascinating facts about fleas in Fleas, a Bugs That Bite book. This is an AV2 media enhanced book. A unique book code printed on page 2 unlocks multimedia content. This book comes alive with embedded weblinks, audio and video clips, activities, and other features, such as a slide show, matching word activity, and quiz.

Discusses the history of bloodsucking lice and fleas, examines their family trees, anatomy, life cycles, predators, and prey, and looks at myths and facts about the insects, as well as how to get rid of them.

Discusses three known disease carriers, fleas, lice, and mosquitoes, and epidemics which they have caused.