"TheScullster" wrote in message
. uk...
Hi all

As the subject, I have numerous bites to ankles and lower legs.
Start off itchy and irritating, but when you scratch the itch it turns
into
a larger red lump thats more itchy and sore and bleeds!
Haven't spent much time in the garden so the blighters may not actually
originate from there.
Don't have pets and haven't consorted with any likely suspects recently.

Anyone any ideas.
Location is West Hull east yorkshire.

TIA

Phil

You may not have pets but they still sound a lot like cat flea bites, they
are not usually interested in most people but will target others and of
course are far more likely to be a problem if there is no cat to feed off!
the egg stage is able to last a long time dormant in a house so its possible
it was some predecessors cat.

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