Flea Infested Student

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I have never heard of fleas living on a person but yesterday I actually saw it for myself! SMH Nice, fat healthy, adult fleas AND "flea dirt" on a kindergartner.

Have any of you ever seen a FLEA infestation on a child? We removed the 5 that we found but I am not sure how to treat a person with fleas...

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Specializes in Pediatrics Retired.

I'd start with OTC "puppy" flea shampoo if I was treating my own kidlet.

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Specializes in School Nurse.

The lice treatments (shampoo, combs) will work on fleas as well.

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Really?????? Poor kid. That is crazy!

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Specializes in ER.

The child's home needs treatment. Fleas do not breed on animals. They nest in a place and then hop on their hosts only to feed. Humans are not their primary target.

The child's home obviously has pets and a bad infestation. Perhaps the child is sleeping with a pet and fleas are breeding in the room. The parents need information on how to address this situation!

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LOL the entire right side of my computer screen is advertisements for flea and tick treatments for dogs and cats:roflmao:

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Specializes in Cardiology, School Nursing, General.
The child's home needs treatment. Fleas do not breed on animals. They nest in a place and then hop on their hosts only to feed. Humans are not their primary target.

The child's home obviously has pets and a bad infestation. Perhaps the child is sleeping with a pet and fleas are breeding in the room. The parents need information on how to address this situation!

Agree, this happened to my older nieces, they had such a mess of CPS because the girls had fleas and it wasn't solved until their mother decided to get rid of the dogs sleeping in their room. :/

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