Human Flea

Indoor environments, bedding, carpets, and near human or animal hosts

Obligate hematophagy (blood-feeding) on mammals, primarily humans and pigs

Wingless, saltatorial (jumping) locomotion; females lay eggs on current hosts or in the environment; holometabolous life cycle

Risks include pruritic bites, allergic dermatitis, and serving as a vector for pathogens like Yersinia pestis (plague)