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 [...]
In this article we will discuss about the host-parasite relationship and their evolution. Of a few members in the animal kingdom, who can really be proud of themselves as the stumbling block to the mind of Zoologists—the claim and complexity from the standpoint of adaptation of the parasites, is in no way rejectable. To successfully complete its life cycle and [...]