Sand flies are of great importance as the transmitters of various kinds of leishmaniasis, of a filtrable virus disease called three-day fever or more commonly sand-fly or papatasi fever and of Oroya fever. These are blood sucking flies and they belong to the genus Phlebotomus. These are small, moth like flies, rarely over 5 mm long. Their bodies and wings [...]
In this article we will discuss about the mites and ticks as vectors. 1. Mites: Mites surpass all other Arachnids in numbers and they are very small sized Acarines. There is a great variety of body form in the Acarina, some appearing grotesque. The majority are more or less round or oval without division into head, thorax and abdomen, but [...]
To prevent and eradicate the mosquito borne diseases, different type of measures have been undertaken. Such measures are: A. Prevention of infection: Personal protection against the attack of mosquito can be done by the following ways: (a) Protection against mosquito bites must be done by covering the body with clothing's after sunset. (b) Doors, windows, ventilators etc. are to be [...]