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ETHIOPIA<br />
M. M. NINAN<br />
Fleas are small, wingless, agile insects that live off the blood of their host -- and they don't just<br />
bite pets. They dine on people, too especially women. We used to call it Koneecha. They stick<br />
to the clothes. The easiest way was to wear white clothes (probably explains the white clothes<br />
of the women of Ethiopia) so that they can be seen and removed.<br />
Some people are very sensitive to flea bites -- but scratching can cause a wound or infection.<br />
Probably these people have sweet blood which the fleas like. That would probably show how<br />
sweet they are. Ponnamma was one such person. At one time her legs were swollen from the<br />
groin to the foot that we had to go to the hospital.<br />
http://www.webmd.com/allergies/ss/slideshow-bad-bugs<br />
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