Fleas can also act as intermediate hosts for the tapeworm [[Dipylidium caninum|''Dipylidium'']] and as an important vector for diseases such as cat scratch disease, the bubonic plague and [[Myxomatosis|myxomatosis]]. | Fleas can also act as intermediate hosts for the tapeworm [[Dipylidium caninum|''Dipylidium'']] and as an important vector for diseases such as cat scratch disease, the bubonic plague and [[Myxomatosis|myxomatosis]]. |