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Vector Borne Diseases

Sl.No.
Name of the
Disease
Vector Causative Certitude
1. Dengue Infected Female
Aedes aegypti M
osquito
Virus More than 2.5
billion people-over
40% of the world's
population are now
at risk of dengue.
2. Malaria Infected female
Anopheles Mosqu
ito
Parasite
Plasmodium
Around the world,
Malaria
transmission occurs
in 97 countries,
putting about 3.4
billion people at risk
3. Lymphatic
filariasis or
Elephantiasis
Infected
Mosquitos Culex,
Anopheles,
Aedes
Filarial parasite More than 120
million currently
infected and 40
million disfigured
and incapacitated
4. Chikungunya Infected female
Aedes aegypti
Mosquito
Virus There is no specific
treatment for
the disease.
Treatment is
symptomatic.
5. Yellow Fever Infected
MosquitoAedes
and Haemagogus
Virus Vaccination is the
most
important preventiv
e measure against
yellow fever. There
is no specific
treatment
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6. Schistosomiasis Infested water.
Larva of the
Parasite released
by fresh water
snails.
Parasite Trematod
e flat
worms (Blood
flukes)
Disease prevalent in
poor
communities withou
t safe drinking
water and
sanitation.
7. Chagas disease
(American
Trypanosomiasi
s)
Triatomine Bugs(
Kissing bugs)
Protozoan
Parasite Trypan
osoma Cruzi
Potentially Life
threatening
condition. 7-8
million people
infected worldwide,
mostly in Latin
America. There is
no
vaccine
8. Congo-
Crimean haemo
nhage fever
Tics and
livestock animals
Nairo Virus Case fatality rate up
to 40%. There is no
vaccine available for
either people or
animals.
9. Human African
trypanosomiasi
s (Sleeping
sickness)
Infected Tsetse
fly
ParasitcProtozoan Fatal without
prompt diagnosis
and treatment.
10. Leishmaniasis (
Kala-azar)
Infected Female
sand flies
Protozoan Leishma
nia Parasites
Every year there
are 1.3 million new
cases and 20,000 to
30,000 deaths
11. Lyme Infected deer
ticks
Borrelia Bacteria It is now the most
common tick
borne disease
in northern
hemisphere
12. Onchocerciasis
(River Blind
Blindness)
Infected black
flies(Simulium
spp.)
Parasitic worm
onchocerca
volvulus
In 2013
Colombia become t
he 1st country to be
declared onchocerci
asis free by WHO
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13. Japanese
Encephalitis
Culex mosquito Virus Vaccine is the most
preventive
measure. There is
no specific
treatment.