68074

PREVENTION OF ARTHROPOD-VECTOR OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES BY INSECT REPELLENTS AND OTHER MEASURES

Article

Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

Subjects

-

Tags

-

Abstract

The bloodsucking arthropod bite is the cofactor in the transmission of infectious diseases to man and animals. They release with saliva powerful anti-homeostatic and immuno-modulators that favor the replication and the establishment of the infective pathogen. The transmission depend on the close contact of the child with a seropositive mother (or relatives) whose infective saliva is used to relieve itching and scratching at the arthropod bite's sites. Vector-borne diseases
are caused by parasites, bacteria or viruses transmitted by the hematophagous arthropods bite (mainly ticks and mosquitoes). The past decades there were emergence of new diseases or re-emergence of existing diseases, due to changes in their epidemiology (i.e. geographical distribution, prevalence, pathogenicity and vector-capacity). Besides, human factors, such as travel with pets, changes in human habitats, social and leisure activities have their input, but climate changes also have a direct impact on arthropod vectors. Vaccinations are up to date for diseases prevalent in the area, but what about diseases beyond vaccination? Wear light-colored, long-sleeved shirts and long trousers, tucked into socks or boots, and the use of insect repellent on exposed skin and clothing to protect from being bitten by mosquitoes, sandflies and/or ticks. This review discussed the vectors, diseases and feasible insecticidal control.

DOI

10.21608/jesp.2019.68074

Keywords

Arthropod-borne infectious diseases, Bites, Repellant, Vector-control

Authors

First Name

TOSSON

Last Name

MORSY

MiddleName

A.

Affiliation

Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo 115661, Egypt.

Email

-

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

AYMAN

Last Name

MORSY

MiddleName

T. A.

Affiliation

Consultant of Tropical Medicine and Fevers, Egypt.

Email

-

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

EMAN

Last Name

ABDEL-FADIL

MiddleName

E.

Affiliation

Military Medical Academy, Cairo 11291, Egypt.

Email

-

City

-

Orcid

-

Volume

49

Article Issue

3

Related Issue

10275

Issue Date

2019-12-01

Receive Date

2020-01-13

Publish Date

2019-12-01

Page Start

669

Page End

680

Print ISSN

1110-0583

Online ISSN

2090-2549

Link

https://jesp.journals.ekb.eg/article_68074.html

Detail API

https://jesp.journals.ekb.eg/service?article_code=68074

Order

21

Type

Original Article

Type Code

1,127

Publication Type

Journal

Publication Title

Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology

Publication Link

https://jesp.journals.ekb.eg/

MainTitle

PREVENTION OF ARTHROPOD-VECTOR OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES BY INSECT REPELLENTS AND OTHER MEASURES

Details

Type

Article

Created At

22 Jan 2023