On Deck - Dr. Jerome Goddard
Feb 18, 2011, 13:56 PM
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Topics we are discussing right now 1 How/why are pests and vector - born diseases important 2 Primary pest-related health issues 3 Major dieases
Topics we are discussing right now
1. How/why are pests and vector - born diseases important
2. Primary pest-related health issues
3. Major dieases in pests:
- Mosquitos
- Anopheles Mosquitos - Malaria
- Health effects in mosquitos
Mosquito diseases:
- Malaria
- Yellow fever - Most lethal, the American Plague in 1878
- West Nile
- Rift valley fever
- Chikungunya - Africa south east asia - recently found in Italy in 2007
- Dengue fever(break bone fever) recent out breaks in Florida
Public health Intervention
Mosquito bed netting
repellents
Tick diseases
- Bacteria
- Protozoa
- Virsus
- Lyme Disease
- Lyme Borreliosis
- Rocky mountain spotted fever - possible death after 3 days
Flea Diseases
Fly Disease
Kissing Bug Disease
- Chagas
- Allergic reactions
Rats/Rodents
Bed Bugs