WARNINGPROTECT YOURSELF AND YOUR PETS

There have been more human cases of flea-bornetyphus in the last five years than in the

last 50 years combined.

Humans are infected with flea-borne typhus by the common flea.

Protect your family by using flea control productson your pets to prevent this serious health threat.

For further information, please visit:www.ocvcd.org (714) 971-2421

www.ochealthinfo.com (714) 834-8180

FLEA-BORNE TYPHUS ALERT

HOW YOU GET THE DISEASE:Typhus bacteria are transferred to humans usually as the result of flea bites. Infected fleas have the bacteria in their feces and will often defecatewhile biting and feeding. When a personscratches the flea bite, he/shecan allow some of the bacteriain the flea feces to enter theblood stream. People can alsobecome infected by transferringthe bacteria to their eyes, nose,or mouth.

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