List of insect-borne diseases
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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[edit]
Mosquitoes[edit]
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, Togaviridae, and Reoviridae. They can present as either arbovirus encephalitis or viral hemorrhagic fevers.
| Group | Presentation | Disease | Primary vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bunyavirales | Arbovirus encephalitis | La Crosse encephalitis | Aedes triseriatus (eastern tree hole mosquito)[1] |
| Bunyavirales | Arbovirus encephalitis | Batai virus | |
| Bunyavirales | Arbovirus encephalitis | Bwamba Fever | |
| Bunyavirales | Arbovirus encephalitis | California encephalitis | |
| Bunyavirales | Arbovirus encephalitis | Jamestown Canyon encephalitis | |
| 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 | |
| Flaviviridae | Arbovirus encephalitis | Murray Valley encephalitis virus | |
| Flaviviridae | Arbovirus encephalitis | Rocio viral encephalitis | |
| 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 | |
| Flaviviridae | Arbovirus encephalitis | West Nile fever | |
| Flaviviridae | Viral hemorrhagic fever | Dengue fever | |
| Flaviviridae | Viral hemorrhagic fever | Yellow fever | |
| Flaviviridae | Viral hemorrhagic fever | Zika fever | |
| Togaviridae | Arbovirus encephalitis | Barmah Forest virus | |
| Togaviridae | Arbovirus encephalitis | Chikungunya | |
| Togaviridae | Arbovirus encephalitis | Eastern equine encephalitis | Culiseta melanura (black-tailed mosquito)[2][3] |
| Togaviridae | Arbovirus encephalitis | Mayaro virus disease | |
| Togaviridae | Arbovirus encephalitis | O'nyong'nyong fever | |
| Togaviridae | Arbovirus encephalitis | Pogosta disease | |
| Togaviridae | Arbovirus encephalitis | Ross River fever | |
| Togaviridae | Arbovirus encephalitis | Semliki Forest virus | |
| Togaviridae | Arbovirus encephalitis | Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus | |
| Togaviridae | Arbovirus encephalitis | Western equine encephalitis virus | Culex tarsalis[4] |
| Reoviridae | Arbovirus encephalitis | Banna virus |
| Disease type | Disease name |
|---|---|
| Parasitic fly | Dermatobia hominis (Myiasis) |
| Parasitic worm | Dirofilariasis |
| Parasitic worm | Lymphatic filariasis |
| Protozoa | Malaria |
| Virus (Bunyavirales) | Lymphatic filariasis |
Other insects[edit]
| 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[edit]
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| Flea | Human flea |
| Flea | 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[edit]
- Arbovirus
- Climate change and infectious diseases
- List of diseases spread by invertebrates
- Mosquito-borne disease
- Robovirus
- Tibovirus
- Tick-borne disease
References[edit]
- ^ Goddard, J (2008). Infectious Diseases and Arthropods. Humana Press. p. 21. ISBN 978-1-60327-400-5. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ a b c Goddard 2008, p. 21.
- ^ Contigiani, MS; Diaz, LA (2017). "Togaviridae". In Marcondes, C (ed.). Arthropod Borne Diseases. Cham: Springer. pp. 115–135. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ Goddard 2008, p. 54.