Insect vector

An insect vector is an insect whose life cycle coincides with that of a pathogenic parasite, in order to make it possible this last to be transmitted to the man. Often they are insects Hématophages, which transmit the disease-causing agent when they come to nourish blood.

One calls Arbovirus (for ARthropod-BOrn VIRUS: virus with transmission by the arthropods).

" is called; réservoir" an animal specie which is carrying the disease-causing agents of a disease and makes it possible the insects vectors to be contaminated apart from the mankind.

Synoptic table

Means of fights

Prevention

in order to avoid being to prick:

use of Mosquito net S, Insecticidal S, traps, Repulsive S,
To live with the variation of the rivers.

in order to prevent that the mosquitos cannot develop:

to avoid all the containers being able to fill of water and where the larvae could multiply,
to put predatory fish in the rivers (Tilapia),

campaigns eradication,
lâchers of male deads.

See too

Disease of Lyme
Tick S

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