A flea (order Siphonaptera) was a parasitic Earth insect. Fleas were instrumental in the transmission of Bubonic plague.

In 2156, Major Takashi Kimura compared the voreborers that he and Hoshi Sato encountered to fleas, but Sato vehemenently disagreed. (ENT - The Romulan War novel: To Brave the Storm)

In 2267, Leonard McCoy believed the rat Mickey had fleas. (TOS novel: Mission to Horatius)

See alsoEdit

• flaked blood flea
• Belzoidian flea

External linkEdit

• Flea article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.