Diseases of the Nervous System
Chapter 8 Diseases of the Nervous System The nervous system can be divided into two primary divisions: the central nervous system (CNS), composed of the brain and the spinal cord,…
Pansystemic Diseases
Chapter 9 Pansystemic Diseases Pansystemic diseases include those that involve multiple body systems in addition to the primary target organ. The causes of these diseases may be viral, bacterial, or…
Flies as Vectors of Microorganisms Potentially Inducing Severe Diseases in Humans and Animals
Agent of disease Diseases Type of the agents of disease Authors Polio Poliomyelitis Viruses Greenberg (1965) Shigella sp. Dysentery Bacteria Levine and Levine (1991) Vibrio cholerae Cholera Bacteria Fotedar (2001)…
The Huge Risks Due to Hyalomma Ticks
Tick families and genera Hoogstraal (1985) Horak et al. (2002) Barker and Murrell (2004) Nava et al. (2009) Guglielmone et al. (2010) Mans (2011) Nuttalliella 1 1 1 Omitted 1…
Flies as Vectors of Parasites Potentially Inducing Severe Diseases in Humans and Animals
Fig. 10.1 Light micrograph of unsporulated oocysts of the type Toxoplasma gondii or Isospora from cat feces Fig. 10.2 Light micrograph of sporulated Eimeria tenella oocysts from a chicken containing…
Fleas as Underestimated Vectors of Agents of Diseases
Fig. 13.1 Scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the lateral view of a cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis) attached at a hair Fig. 13.2 Reproduction of a plate picturing the knowledge on…
Exotic Mosquitoes Conquer the World
Fig. 2.1 Scutal patterns of female of Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus Fig. 2.2 Female of Aedes albopictus Fig. 2.3 Larva of Oc. j. japonicus Larva: The antennal seta (1-A)…
Marine Crustaceans as Potential Hosts and Vectors for Metazoan Parasites
Fig. 14.1 Marine helminth parasites in intermediate hosts. (a) L3 larvae of Anisakis simplex in the haemocoel of Paraeuchaetha norvegica (Copepoda). (b) Hysterothylacium aduncum in a hyperiid Amphipoda. (c) Amphipod…
Assessing Diversity and Abundance of Vector Populations at a National Scale: Example of Culicoides Surveillance in France After Bluetongue Virus Emergence
Fig. 4.1 Localization of Culicoides surveillance sites in France, 2002–2009 Fig. 4.2 Collection sites in Corsica with maximum catches of Culicoides imicola per year from 2002 to 2008 Moreover, from…
Lice as Vectors of Bacterial Diseases
Characteristics Pediculus humanus capitis Pediculus humanus humanus Pthirus pubis Lengtha of eggs 0.5–0.8m 0.6–0.8m <1h Durationb of embryogenesis 8g, 6–9m 7g, 5–6m 5–8g, 7–8i, 5–8m Durationb of larval development 7–10f…
