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26 Oct, 2021
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Paper | Topics | Subject |
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GS-III | Vector-borne diseases | S&T |
The following table is a non-exhaustive list of vector-borne disease, ordered according to the vector by which it is transmitted. The list also illustrates the type of pathogen that causes the disease in humans.
Vector |
Disease caused |
Type of pathogen |
|
Mosquito |
Aedes |
Chikungunya Dengue Lymphatic filariasis Rift Valley fever Yellow Fever Zika |
Virus Virus Parasite Virus Virus Virus |
Anopheles |
Lymphatic filariasis Malaria |
Parasite Parasite |
|
Culex |
Japanese encephalitis Lymphatic filariasis West Nile fever |
Virus Parasite Virus |
|
Aquatic snails |
Schistosomiasis (bilharziasis) |
Parasite |
|
Blackflies |
Onchoceriasis (river blindness) |
Parasite |
|
Fleas |
Plague (transmitted from rats to humans) Tungiasis |
Bacteria Ecto parasite |
|
Lice |
Typhus Louse-borne relapsing fever |
Bacteria Bacteria |
|
Sandflies |
Leishmaniasis Sandfly fever (phlebotomus fever)
|
Bacteria Virus |
|
Ticks |
Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever Lyme disease Relapsing fever (borreliosis) Rickettsial diseases (eg: spotted fever and Q fever) Tick-borne encephalitis Tularaemia |
Virus Bacteria Bacteria Bacteria Virus Bacteria |
|
Triatome bugs |
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) |
Parasite |
|
Tsetse flies |
Sleeping sickness (African trypanosomiasis) |
Parasite |
List of Vector Borne Diseases Control Programme Legislations:
1) National Anti - Malaria programme
2) Kala - Azar Control Programme
3) National Filaria Control Programme
4) Japenese Encephilitis Control Programme
5) Dengue and Dengue Hemorrhagic fever
Source: TH
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