Flea-borne typhus is on the rise in LA. How does it spread? Human feces in the streets attract rats which carry the disease, which host infected fleas that hop on your dogs and cats that give it to you.

Well, this is frightening. Flea-borne typhus is on the rise in LA. How does it spread? Human feces in the streets attract rats which carry the disease, which host infected fleas that hop on your dogs and cats that give it to you. https://t.co/LcVAbE2RAQ

— Amanda Carpenter (@amandacarpenter) October 21, 2018