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Vector Borne

Vector borne diseases are those that humans acquire through the bite of or other exposure to an arthropod (insect, mite, or tick).

Sites in Vector Borne

Harvard School of Public Health: Mosquito-Borne Viruses
Research of mosquito-borne viruses that focuses primarily on West Nile encephalitis, Eastern Equine encephalitis, St. Louis encephalitis, and LaCrosse encephalitis. Includes mosquito facts, suggestions for mosquito control, and links to HSPH research and various outside resources.
CDC Information on Arboviral Encephalitides
Factsheets on the various encephalitic diseases carried by mosquitos.
Tick-Borne Disease Education
Directory of factsheets, articles, and educational materials.
eMedicine - Tick-Borne Diseases, Introduction
Article by Jonathan A Edlow, MD.
CDC: Tick-borne Diseases
Factsheets and resources concerning several diseases.
GORP - Tick-Borne Diseases In North America
Discusses several tick-borne illnesses and how they affect people enjoying outdoor sports.
Postgraduate Medicine: Patient Notes: Tick-borne Illness
Factsheet on preventing tick borne disease.
Insect Borne Diseases
Factsheets on many insect-borne illnesses.
CDC Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases (DVBID)
Details about this national and international reference center for vector-borne viral and bacterial diseases. Location: Colorado, USA. Covers disorders such as lyme, plague, yellow fever, west nile, virus, and dengue fever. Publications, links and details about specimen submissions.
CDC: Insects, Arthropods, and Diseases
Factsheets, articles, and news reports on arthropod borne diseases.
eMedicine Health - Ticks
Discusses ticks and the diseases they carry.
InteliHealth: Tick Bite
Factsheet with brief discussions on tick-borne diseases.
MedlinePlus: Tick Bites
Directory of factsheets, news reports, and articles concerning tick and insect bites and the disease they carry.
Key Facts about Lyme and Ehrlichiosis Tick-borne Diseases
Includes symptoms, carriers, prevention, and proper tick removal techniques.
Neato Mosquito -
Curriculum guide and video designed to teach 4th grade students about mosquito biology and the prevention of La Crosse encephalitis. From CDC Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases.

cross references

Health : Conditions and Diseases : Infectious Diseases : Zoonoses Health : Conditions and Diseases : Infectious Diseases : Zoonoses
Science : Biology : Flora and Fauna : Animalia : Arthropoda : Arachnida : Ticks and Mites Science : Biology : Flora and Fauna : Animalia : Arthropoda : Arachnida : Ticks and Mites
Science : Biology : Flora and Fauna : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera Science : Biology : Flora and Fauna : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera
Science : Biology : Flora and Fauna : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Mosquitoes Science : Biology : Flora and Fauna : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Mosquitoes
Science : Biology : Flora and Fauna : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Fleas Science : Biology : Flora and Fauna : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Fleas
Science : Biology : Flora and Fauna : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Heteroptera Science : Biology : Flora and Fauna : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Heteroptera
Science : Biology : Flora and Fauna : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Phthiraptera Science : Biology : Flora and Fauna : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Phthiraptera

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Health : Conditions and Diseases : Eye Disorders : Trachoma Health : Conditions and Diseases : Eye Disorders : Trachoma
Health : Conditions and Diseases : Infectious Diseases : Bacterial : Plague Health : Conditions and Diseases : Infectious Diseases : Bacterial : Plague
Health : Conditions and Diseases : Infectious Diseases : Bacterial : Tularemia Health : Conditions and Diseases : Infectious Diseases : Bacterial : Tularemia
Health : Conditions and Diseases : Infectious Diseases : Parasitic : African Trypanosomiasis Health : Conditions and Diseases : Infectious Diseases : Parasitic : African Trypanosomiasis
Health : Conditions and Diseases : Infectious Diseases : Parasitic : Babesiosis Health : Conditions and Diseases : Infectious Diseases : Parasitic : Babesiosis
Health : Conditions and Diseases : Infectious Diseases : Parasitic : Chagas Disease Health : Conditions and Diseases : Infectious Diseases : Parasitic : Chagas Disease
Health : Conditions and Diseases : Infectious Diseases : Parasitic : Leishmaniasis Health : Conditions and Diseases : Infectious Diseases : Parasitic : Leishmaniasis
Health : Conditions and Diseases : Infectious Diseases : Parasitic : Lymphatic Filariasis Health : Conditions and Diseases : Infectious Diseases : Parasitic : Lymphatic Filariasis
Health : Conditions and Diseases : Infectious Diseases : Parasitic : Malaria Health : Conditions and Diseases : Infectious Diseases : Parasitic : Malaria
Health : Conditions and Diseases : Infectious Diseases : Parasitic : Onchocerciasis Health : Conditions and Diseases : Infectious Diseases : Parasitic : Onchocerciasis
Health : Conditions and Diseases : Infectious Diseases : Rickettsial : Ehrlichiosis Health : Conditions and Diseases : Infectious Diseases : Rickettsial : Ehrlichiosis
Health : Conditions and Diseases : Infectious Diseases : Rickettsial : Q Fever Health : Conditions and Diseases : Infectious Diseases : Rickettsial : Q Fever
Health : Conditions and Diseases : Infectious Diseases : Rickettsial : Rickettsialpox Health : Conditions and Diseases : Infectious Diseases : Rickettsial : Rickettsialpox
Health : Conditions and Diseases : Infectious Diseases : Rickettsial : Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Health : Conditions and Diseases : Infectious Diseases : Rickettsial : Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Health : Conditions and Diseases : Infectious Diseases : Rickettsial : Typhus Health : Conditions and Diseases : Infectious Diseases : Rickettsial : Typhus
Health : Conditions and Diseases : Infectious Diseases : Spirochetal : Lyme Disease Health : Conditions and Diseases : Infectious Diseases : Spirochetal : Lyme Disease
Health : Conditions and Diseases : Infectious Diseases : Spirochetal : Relapsing Fever Health : Conditions and Diseases : Infectious Diseases : Spirochetal : Relapsing Fever
Health : Conditions and Diseases : Infectious Diseases : Spirochetal : Southern Tick-Associated Rash Illness Health : Conditions and Diseases : Infectious Diseases : Spirochetal : Southern Tick-Associated Rash Illness
Health : Conditions and Diseases : Infectious Diseases : Viral : Hemorrhagic Fevers : Dengue Fever Health : Conditions and Diseases : Infectious Diseases : Viral : Hemorrhagic Fevers : Dengue Fever
Health : Conditions and Diseases : Infectious Diseases : Viral : Hemorrhagic Fevers : Yellow Fever Health : Conditions and Diseases : Infectious Diseases : Viral : Hemorrhagic Fevers : Yellow Fever
Health : Conditions and Diseases : Infectious Diseases : Viral : West Nile Virus Health : Conditions and Diseases : Infectious Diseases : Viral : West Nile Virus
Health : Conditions and Diseases : Neurological Disorders : Infections : Encephalitis Health : Conditions and Diseases : Neurological Disorders : Infections : Encephalitis
Health : Conditions and Diseases : Wounds and Injuries : Bites and Stings : Arthropods Health : Conditions and Diseases : Wounds and Injuries : Bites and Stings : Arthropods
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