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Oriental Rat Flea, larva & adult

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Title:

Oriental Rat Flea, larva & adult

Caption:

Larva (left), and adult female (right) of the oriental rat flea, Xenopsylla cheopis. X. cheopis is responsible for transmitting the bacterium Yersinia pestis, the causative agent of plague. The World Health Organization reports 1,000 to 3,000 cases of plague every year, globally.

Category:

insects

Credit:

Album / Science Source / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Image size:

1756 x 1156 px | 5.8 MB

Print size:

14.9 x 9.8 cm | 5.9 x 3.9 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

ADULT • ADULTS • BUBONIC PLAGUE • BUG (INSECT) • COMPARISON • DISEASE • FEMALE • FLEA • INSECT • INSECT: FLEA • INSECTS • INVERTEBRATE • LARVA • MURINE TYPHUS • ORIENTAL RAT FLEA • PEST • PLAGUE • RATTUS • TROPICAL RAT FLEA • VECTOR • XENOPSYLLA CHEOPSIS • Y. PESTIS • YERSINIA PESTIS