Vector Borne

See also:

• Health: Conditions and Diseases: Infectious Diseases: Zoonoses  (33)
• Science: Biology: Flora and Fauna: Animalia: Arthropoda: Arachnida: Ticks and Mites  (23)
• Science: Biology: Flora and Fauna: Animalia: Arthropoda: Insecta: Diptera  (35)
• Science: Biology: Flora and Fauna: Animalia: Arthropoda: Insecta: Diptera: Mosquitoes  (12)
• Science: Biology: Flora and Fauna: Animalia: Arthropoda: Insecta: Fleas  (10)
• Science: Biology: Flora and Fauna: Animalia: Arthropoda: Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera  (9)
• Science: Biology: Flora and Fauna: Animalia: Arthropoda: Insecta: Phthiraptera  (4)

CDC Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases (DVBID) - - Details about this national and international reference center for vector-borne viral and bacterial diseases. Location: Colorado, USA. Covers disorders such as lyme, plague, yellow fever, west nile, virus, and dengue fever. Publications, links and details about specimen submissions.

CDC Information on Arboviral Encephalitides - - Factsheets on the various encephalitic diseases carried by mosquitos.

CDC: Insects, Arthropods, and Diseases - - Factsheets, articles, and news reports on arthropod borne diseases.

CDC: Tick-borne Diseases - - Factsheets and resources concerning several diseases.

eMedicine - Tick-Borne Diseases, Introduction - - Article by Jonathan A Edlow, MD.

eMedicine Health - Ticks - - Discusses ticks and the diseases they carry.

GORP - Tick-Borne Diseases In North America - - Discusses several tick-borne illnesses and how they affect people enjoying outdoor sports.

Harvard School of Public Health: Mosquito-Borne Viruses - - Research of mosquito-borne viruses that focuses primarily on West Nile encephalitis, Eastern Equine encephalitis, St. Louis encephalitis, and LaCrosse encephalitis. Includes mosquito facts, suggestions for mosquito control, and links to HSPH research and various outside resources.

Insect Borne Diseases - - Factsheets on many insect-borne illnesses.

InteliHealth: Tick Bite - - Factsheet with brief discussions on tick-borne diseases.

Key Facts about Lyme and Ehrlichiosis Tick-borne Diseases - - Includes symptoms, carriers, prevention, and proper tick removal techniques.

MedlinePlus: Tick Bites - - Directory of factsheets, news reports, and articles concerning tick and insect bites and the disease they carry.

Neato Mosquito - - Curriculum guide and video designed to teach 4th grade students about mosquito biology and the prevention of La Crosse encephalitis. From CDC Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases.

Postgraduate Medicine: Patient Notes: Tick-borne Illness - - Factsheet on preventing tick borne disease.

Stop Breeding Mosquitoes - - Advocates citizen action to educate community leaders about the dangers of disease vectors from breeding mosquitoes, especially in storm water drains in Miami-Dade County, Florida.

Tick-Borne Disease Education - - Directory of factsheets, articles, and educational materials.