List of insect-borne diseases
This article contains a list of insect-borne diseases. They can take the form of parasitic worms, bacteria, protozoa, viruses, or the insects directly acting as a parasite.
Insect-borne diseases
Mosquitoes
Mosquitoes are vectors for a large number of diseases, the large majority being viral in nature. Mosquito-borne viruses fall into four major groups: Bunyavirales, Flaviviridae, Reoviridae, and Togaviridae. They can present as either arbovirus encephalitis or viral hemorrhagic fevers.
| Group | Presentation | Disease | Primary vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bunyavirales | Arbovirus encephalitis | Batai virus | |
| Bunyavirales | Arbovirus encephalitis | Bwamba Fever | |
| Bunyavirales | Arbovirus encephalitis | California encephalitis | |
| Bunyavirales | Arbovirus encephalitis | Jamestown Canyon encephalitis | |
| Bunyavirales | Arbovirus encephalitis | La Crosse encephalitis | Aedes triseriatus (eastern tree hole mosquito)[1] |
| Bunyavirales | Arbovirus encephalitis | Oropouche fever | |
| Bunyavirales | Arbovirus encephalitis | Tahyna virus | |
| Bunyavirales | Arbovirus encephalitis | Tete virus | |
| Bunyavirales | Viral hemorrhagic fever | Bunyamwera fever | |
| Bunyavirales | Viral hemorrhagic fever | Rift Valley fever | Culex spp[2] |
| Flaviviridae | Arbovirus encephalitis | Japanese encephalitis | Culex spp |
| Flaviviridae | Arbovirus encephalitis | Murray Valley encephalitis virus | Culex spp esp. Culex annulirostris |
| Flaviviridae | Arbovirus encephalitis | Rocio viral encephalitis | Psorophora ferox and possibly other Culex spp |
| Flaviviridae | Arbovirus encephalitis | Saint Louis encephalitis | Culex pipiens (northern house mosquito), C. quinquefasciatus (southern house mosquito)[2] |
| Flaviviridae | Arbovirus encephalitis | Spondweni fever | |
| Flaviviridae | Arbovirus encephalitis | Usutu virus | Culex spp |
| Flaviviridae | Arbovirus encephalitis | West Nile fever | Culex tarsalis, Culex quinquefasciatus, Culex pipiens |
| Flaviviridae | Viral hemorrhagic fever | Dengue fever | Aedes spp. |
| Flaviviridae | Viral hemorrhagic fever | Yellow fever | Aedes spp. |
| Flaviviridae | Viral hemorrhagic fever | Zika fever | Aedes spp. |
| Reoviridae | Arbovirus encephalitis | Banna virus | Culex spp |
| Togaviridae | Arbovirus encephalitis | Barmah Forest virus | Vectors include Aedes vigilax and Culex annulirostris |
| Togaviridae | Arbovirus encephalitis | Chikungunya | Aedes albopictus and Aedes aegypti |
| Togaviridae | Arbovirus encephalitis | Eastern equine encephalitis | Culiseta melanura (black-tailed mosquito)[2][3] |
| Togaviridae | Arbovirus encephalitis | Mayaro virus disease | Haemagogus spp |
| Togaviridae | Arbovirus encephalitis | O'nyong'nyong fever | anopheline mosquitoes |
| Togaviridae | Arbovirus encephalitis | Pogosta disease | |
| Togaviridae | Arbovirus encephalitis | Ross River fever | Vectors in different areas include: Culex annulirostris (inland), Aedes vigilax (northern coastal regions) and Aedes camptorhynchus (southern coastal regions) |
| Togaviridae | Arbovirus encephalitis | Semliki Forest virus | |
| Togaviridae | Arbovirus encephalitis | Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus | Culex spp esp Aedes albopictus |
| Togaviridae | Arbovirus encephalitis | Western equine encephalitis virus | Culex tarsalis[4] |
| Disease type | Disease name | Infects |
|---|---|---|
| Parasitic fly Dermatobia hominis | Myiasis | humans and other animals, including other primates |
| Parasitic worm | Dirofilariasis | humans; hosts include canids |
| Parasitic worm | Lymphatic filariasis (sometimes resulting in elephantiasis) | humans |
| Protozoa | Malaria | vertebrates |
Other insects
| Insect | Disease type | Disease name |
|---|---|---|
| Black fly (Simulium) | Parasitic worm | Mansonelliasis |
| Black fly (Simulium) | Parasitic worm | Onchocerciasis (river blindness) |
| Deer fly (Chrysopsinae) | Bacteria | Tularemia |
| Deer fly (Chrysopsinae) | Parasitic worm | Loa loa filariasis |
| Flea | Bacteria | Murine typhus |
| Flea | Bacteria | Plague |
| Flour beetle | Parasitic worm | Hymenolepis nana (tapeworm) |
| Kissing bug | Protozoa | Chagas disease |
| Louse | Bacteria | Bacillary angiomatosis |
| Louse | Bacteria | Epidemic typhus |
| Louse | Bacteria | Relapsing fever |
| Louse | Bacteria | Trench fever |
| Midge (Culicoides) | Parasitic worm | Mansonelliasis |
| Midge (Culicoides) | Virus | Oropouche fever |
| Sandfly (Phlebotominae) | Bacteria | Carrion's disease |
| Sandfly (Phlebotominae) | Protozoa | Leishmaniasis |
| Sandfly (Phlebotominae) | Virus | Adria virus (ADRV) |
| Sandfly (Phlebotominae) | Virus | Chandipura vesiculovirus |
| Sandfly (Phlebotominae) | Virus | Pappataci fever |
| Tsetse fly | Protozoa | African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) |
Direct parasites
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| Flea | Human flea |
| Flea | Tunga penetrans (Tungiasis) |
| Fly (myiasis) | Cochliomyia hominivorax (screw-worm) |
| Fly (myiasis) | Cordylobia anthropophaga (blow-fly) |
| Fly (myiasis) | Dermatobia hominis (botfly) |
| Hemiptera | Bed bug |
| Louse | Pediculosis capitis (Head louse) |
| Louse | Pediculosis corporis (Body louse) |
| Louse | Pediculosis pubis (Crab louse) |
See also
References
- ↑ Goddard, J (2008). Goddard, Jerome (ed.). Infectious Diseases and Arthropods. Humana Press. p. 21. doi:10.1007/978-1-60327-400-5. ISBN 978-1-60327-400-5. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- 1 2 3 Goddard 2008, p. 21.
- ↑ Contigiani, MS; Diaz, LA (2017). "Togaviridae". In Marcondes, C (ed.). Arthropod Borne Diseases. Cham: Springer. pp. 115–135. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-13884-8. ISBN 978-3-319-13883-1. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ↑ Goddard 2008, p. 54.