Infections carried by fleas

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Hello,

A few years before I got " real " sick some 19 years ago, I was living

in an old house in North Carolina that had been propped up with some

beams. A family of possum would nest under the house and on a few

occasions, there was a flea infestation coming in through the

floorboards, possibly fleas that were " intimate " with the possums. I

remember getting bitten a few times. At about that time, I started

experiencing some bouts of fatigue that would wax and wane, the real

stuff hit a few years later. I completely forgot about these fleas

till just recently.

Does anyone know what kind of infections can be transmitted by fleas

that feasted on mammals (the possums, not me!)? I am starting to think

this may be one of the precursor infections that may have set me up

for the rest.

Appreciate any input on this.

Carole S.