The following points highlight the six major diseases caused by mosquitoes. The diseases are: 1. Malaria 2. Filariasis or Elephantiasis 3. Encephalities 4. Dermatobia 5. Dengue 6. Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever. Disease # 1. Malaria: Malarial fever is a serious disease of man which is created by protozoan endoparasite known as Plasmodium. The malarial disease in man is caused by the [...]
Cyclops are the most familiar copepod of class-Crustacea. These crustaceans are found in fresh water ponds, lakes and in slight brakish water of the estuary. They are regarded as zoo-planktons. Cyclops acts as intermediate host of guinea-worm, Dracunculus medinensis. The coiled larvae of Dracunculus are released in water by rupturing the blister of human beings. In case of guinea- worm [...]
The housefly is a constant menace to public health. Therefore it is very essential that the growth and increase of house-flies and the infection caused by them must be stopped. This can be done in the following ways: 1. Destruction of Breeding Grounds of Flies: The garbage, stable manure, cow dung and other organic materials, in which flies may lay [...]