vector-borne
Spread by insects
Vector-borne describes diseases transmitted to humans or animals through an intermediate carrier organism—the vector.
Mosquitoes transmit malaria and dengue; ticks carry Lyme disease; fleas spread plague.
The vector doesn't cause the illness but delivers the pathogen from one host to another: vector-borne illnesses are increasing as climate change expands mosquito habitats.
Mosquito-borne parasitic infection
- dengueMosquito-borne viral disease
- ZikaMosquito-spread viral infection
- yellow feverMosquito-spread tropical virus
- typhusLouse-transmitted bacterial infection
plague · leishmaniasis · encephalitis · West Nile · elephantiasis · sleeping sickness
Blood-feeding flying pest
- tickParasitic eight-legged pest
- fleaBlood-drinking jumping pest
- sandflyDisease-carrying biting gnat
- tsetseDisease-carrying African fly
mite · louse · bite · pathogen · parasite · infection · host · reservoir
Sudden eruption of trouble
- endemicNative to one area
- epidemicWidespread disease occurrence
- incidenceRate of occurrence
- prevalenceState of being widespread
surveillance · mapping · hotspot · seasonality · distribution · burden · mortality · morbidity
Stopping something before occurring
- repellentCauses strong aversion
- bednetMesh preventing insect bites
- insecticideToxic agent targeting pests
- larvicideAgent destroying immature insects
fumigation · drainage · screening · elimination · eradication · integrated · sterile · spraying
malaria
Mosquito-borne parasitic infection
- dengueMosquito-borne viral disease
- ZikaMosquito-spread viral infection
- yellow feverMosquito-spread tropical virus
typhus · plague · leishmaniasis · encephalitis · West Nile · elephantiasis · sleeping sickness
mosquito
Blood-feeding flying pest
tsetse · mite · louse · bite · pathogen · parasite · infection · host · reservoir · carrier
outbreak
Sudden eruption of trouble
prevalence · surveillance · mapping · hotspot · seasonality · distribution · burden · mortality · morbidity · risk factors
prevention
Stopping something before occurring
- repellentCauses strong aversion
- bednetMesh preventing insect bites
- insecticideToxic agent targeting pests
larvicide · fumigation · drainage · screening · elimination · eradication · integrated · sterile · spraying · DEET
- disease spreadairborne, bloodborne, contact, droplets, fecal-oral
- epidemiologyepidemic, epidemiology, pandemic, outbreak, endemic
vector-borneairborne
Traveling through air
waterborne · foodborne · droplet transmission · fecal-oral · sexually transmitted