What's Eating You? Update on the Sticktight Flea (Echidnophaga gallinacea).

The sticktight flea (Echidnophaga gallinacea), a carrier of plague (Yersinia pestis), rickettsial infections, and other diseases, can be found in warm climates. The flea attaches to a host by embedding its head in the skin for days at a time. Most human infestations occur in individuals who handle infested animals.

Riding the wave: a quantitative report of electrocardiogram utilization for myocardial infarction confirmation.

The purpose of this study was to generate a quantitative profile of electrocardiograms (ECGs) for confirming surgical success of permanent coronary artery ligation. An ECG was recorded at baseline, and 0, 1, and 5 min after ligation and analyzed using iWorkx LabScribe software. (C57Bl6/J, = 8/sex) was enrolled to determine ECG characteristics that were confirmed in (C57Bl6/J, = 6/sex; = 6 males/4 females).