Thursday, April 27, 2017

The Oriental rat flea (Xenopsylla cheopis) engorged with blood. This species of flea is the primary vector for the transmission of Yersinia pestis, the organism responsible for bubonic plague in most plague epidemics. Both male and female fleas feed on blood and can transmit the infection.


No comments:

Post a Comment

If you've any suggestions, comments or criticisms, please do write to me. I'd like to hear from you. :-)