Can Fleas Live on People

The overall answer to this is No. They prefer the warmer bodies of animals such as cats and dogs. They also like living in carpets, clothes and other fabrics that are around the house. Fleas will bite humans, as you may of seen at some point when you pet has had fleas.

They tend to leave 2 or 3 bites in a line that are instantly itchy and become sore as the week progresses until they start to heel. Scratching them, although unavoidable at times does tend to make them worse, as they can become easily irritated.

Human fleas were more common years ago but have become quite rare as time has gone on. In years gone by human fleas were caught by people working on farms, especially if people had been in close contact with pigs or pig sty's.

If you are in a position where you have been unfortunate enough to catch human fleas then all is not lost as there are remedies for getting rid of the little pests.