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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.
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 |
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) |
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) |
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (February 2024) |
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.
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 |
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) |
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) |