On Deck - Dr. Jerome Goddard

Feb 18, 2011, 13:56 PM by User Not Found

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

  • Plague(s)
  • Murine typhus

Fly Disease

  • Myiasis (Blow fly)

Kissing Bug Disease 

  • Chagas
  • Allergic reactions

Rats/Rodents

  • Allergies
  • Asthma 

Bed Bugs