Diseases Flashcards
Bubonic plague
vector-flea, pathogen-bacteria, reservoir host-rat
Lyme disease
vector-Deer tick, pathogen-bacteria, reservoir hosts-small mammals
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
vector-American Dog Tick and Wood tick, pathogen-bacteria, reservoir hosts-small mammals
Tularemia, Rabbit Fever
vector-deer tick/deer fly, pathogen-bacteria, reservoir hosts-rabbits + rodents
Murine Typhus
vector-fleas, pathogen-bacteria, reservoir host-rat
Eastern Equine Encephalitis
vector-mosquito, pathogen-virus, host-horse
Yellow Fever
vector-Aedes mosquito, pathogen-virus
Dengue Fever
vector-Aedes mosquito, pathogen-virus
Bluetongue disease
vector-Biting Midges (flies), pathogen-virus
Hemorrhagic disease of deer
vector-Biting Midges (flies), pathogen-virus
Zika Virus
vector-Aedes mosquito, pathogen-virus
Chikungunya
vector-Aedes mosquito, pathogen-virus
West Nile Virus
vector-Culex mosquito, pathogen-virus, reservoir host-birds
Chagas Disease
vector-assassin bug, pathogen-protozoan
Leishmaniasis
vector-sandflies, pathogen-protozoan
Malaria
vector-Anapholes mosquito, pathogen-protozoan
Sarcoptic Mange v. Demodectic Mange
Sarcoptic-Sarcoptes Mites, closer to surface of skin Demodectic-Demodex mites, further under skin
Elephantiasis
vector-Aedes+Culex mosquito, pathogen-nematode (filarial)
Onchocerciasis, River Blindness
vector-black flies, pathogen-nematodes (filarial)
Canine Heartworm
vector-Aedes mosquito, pathogen-nematode (filarial)
Schistosomiasis
caused by parasitic worm, reservoir hosts-snails
Hippoboscidae
affects deer, moose, elk…
Screwworms
affects livestock and wildlife to an extent
Bot flies
have specific hosts-rodent, deer, horse…
Chiggers
mites that liquefy skin cells to eat causing welts
