animals, including ticks, spiders, mites and other insects as well as crustaceans such as shrimp, lobster
and crabs - arthropods
describe an arthropod that transports a disease-causing organism, or pathogen, from one host to
another. - vector
toxin produced by some animals, such as scorpions, spiders and snakes. - venom
the injection of poisonous materials by bites or stings of arthropods or snakes - envenomation
what is passive transmission - or mechanical transmission
-arthropod carries pathogen from one host to another
types of passive (mechanical) transmission - Filth flies and cockroaches
-act as a "Taxi Service" carrying fecal matter and other pathogens on their legs, feet, and mouthparts
what is active transmission - or biological transmission
-disease causing agent undergoes some changed in the body of arthropod
4 types of active transmission - inoculation
-vector injects pathogen into host with its saliva
fecal contamination
-vector defecated into wound on host
regurgitation
-vector vomits pathogen into host while feeding
,crushing
-vector is smashed into skin on host (wiping off a dead bug rubs pathogen into skin)
mosquitoes
-diseases
-habitat
-prevention - active transmission
diseases
-malaria
-dengue fever
-yellow fever
-encephalitis
habitat
-standing water
prevention
-DEET to skin
-permethrin to clothes
-lose long sleeves
-destroying mosquito habitats
what are the 4 diseases from mosquitos - -malaria
-dengue fever
-yellow fever
-encephalitis
,malaria
-what is it
-sign/symptom
-treatment - what is it
-bite of malaria-infected female mosquito
-chloroquine is standard antimalaria medication
sign/symptom
-time between inoculation and appearance of symptoms is 7-30 days
-fever with alternating chills
-headache
-muscle aches
-sweats
-abd pain with diarrhea
treatment
-chemoprophylaxis
-avoid mosquito bites
dengue fever
-what is it
-treatment - what is it
-aedes mosquito
-viral disease
treatment
-supportive treatment
-chemoprophylaxis
-avoid mosquito bites
, yellow fever
-what is it
-prevention
-treatment - what is it
-aedes mosquito
-viral disease
prevention
-immunized with yellow fever vaccine before deployment to endemic areas
-boosters every 10 years
treatment
-supportive treatment
-chemoprophylaxis
-avoid mosquito bites
encephalitis
-what is it
-sign/symptom
-treatment - what is it
-aedes and culex mosquitos
-several forms of viral disease
-West Nile Virus (WNV)
-St Louis encephalitis
-Japanese B encephalitis
-California encephalitis
sign/symptom
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