PREVENTION OF ARTHROPOD-VECTOR OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES BY INSECT REPELLENTS AND OTHER MEASURES | ||
| Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology | ||
| Article 21, Volume 49, Issue 3, December 2019, Pages 669-680 PDF (387.11 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jesp.2019.68074 | ||
| Authors | ||
| TOSSON A. MORSY1; AYMAN T. A. MORSY2; EMAN E. ABDEL-FADIL3 | ||
| 1Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo 115661, Egypt. | ||
| 2Consultant of Tropical Medicine and Fevers, Egypt. | ||
| 3Military Medical Academy, Cairo 11291, Egypt. | ||
| 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. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Arthropod-borne infectious diseases; Bites; Repellant; Vector-control | ||
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