Arthropods & diseases spread by them. Must see post

ARTHROPODS

 

Anopheles–> Malaria

 

Culex–> Japanese encephalitis, west nile fever, bancroftian filariasis, viral arthritis

 

Aedes–> Yellow fever, dengue, chikungunya, rift valley fever

 

Mansoinoides—> Brugian filariasis

 

Sandfly–> Kala azar, oriental sore, oraya fever, sandfly fever

 

Tse-Tse fly—> Sleeping sickness

 

Louse—> Epidemic typhus, relapsing fever, trench fever, pediculosis

 

Rat flea–> Bubonic plague, endemis plaque, chiggerosis, hymenolepis diminut

 

Black fly—> Onchocerciasis

 

Reduviid bug–> Chagas disease

 

Hard tick–> Tick typhus, viral encephalitis, Viral hemorrhagic fever, KFD, tularemia, tick paralysis, babesiosis

 

Soft tick–> Qfever, relapsing fever

 

Trombiculid mite—> Scrub fever, rickettsial pox

 

Itch mite—> Scabies

 

Cyclops–> Guinea worm disease, fish tape worm(D.latum)

 

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