Insects As Vectors of Human Diseases: P. Mahesh

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Insects as Vectors of Human Diseases

P. Mahesh
Disease Pathogen Vectors (Insects) Mode of
Transmission
Malaria Protozoa, Plasmodium
falciparum
Mosquito, Anopheles spp Bite
Dengue Dengue Virus Mosquito, Aedes aegypti Bite
Chikungunya Virus (CHIKV) Mosquito, Aedes aegypti Bite
Filariasis Roundworm,Wuchereria
bancrofti
Mosquito, Culex spp Bite
Yellow fever Virus Mosquito, Aedes aegypti Bite
Japanese
Encephalitis
Virus (JEV) Mosquito, Culex spp Bite
West Nile Virus (WNV) Mosquito, Culex pipiens Bite
Dysentery Bacteria, Shigella dysenteriae House fly, Musca domestica Food
contamination
Typhoid fever Bacteria, Salmonella enterica House fly, Musca domestica Food
contamination
Cholera Bacteria, Vibrio cholerae House fly, Musca domestica Food
contamination
Epidemic typhus Rickettsia, Rickettsia
prowazeki
Human lice, Pediculus
humanus
Bite
Epidemic relapsing
fever
Spirochaete, Borellia
recurrentis
Human lice, Pediculus
humanus
Bite
Trench fever Bacteria, Bartonella quintana Human lice, Pediculus
humanus
Bite
Onchoceriasis Roundworm, Onchocerca
volvulus
Black flies, Simulium spp. Bite
agas disese Protozoa, Trypanosoma cruzi Assassin bugs, Triatoma spp. Bite
Oroyo fever Bacteria, Bartonella
bacilliformis
Sand flies, Phlebotomus spp. Bite
Pappataci fever Virus, Phlebovirus Sand flies, Phlebotomus spp. Bite
Kala azar Protozoa, Leishmania
donovani
Sand flies, Phlebotomus
argentipes
Bite
African sleeping
sickness
Protozoa, Trypanosoma
gambiense
Tsetse flies, Glossina
palpalis
Bite
Bubonic plague Bacteria, Yersinia pestis Fleas, Xenopsylla cheopis Bite
Murine typhus Rickettsia, Rickettsia typhi Fleas, Xenopsylla spp. Bite
Amoebiasis Protozoa, Entamoeba
histolytica
House fly, Musca domestica Food
contamination

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