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Tuesday, January 06, 2009
Soft tick transmits Q Fever Relapsing Fever
Question 50
Soft tick transmits
a. Relapsing Fever
b. KFD
c. Tick Typhus
d. Tularemia
Answer
a. Relapsing Fever
Reference
Park 18th Edition Page 574
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Discussion
The diseases transmitted by various insects are
Ä Anopheles mosquito
o Malaria
o Filaria (not in India )
Ä Culex mosquito
o Bancroftian Filariasis
o Japanese Encephalitis
o West Nile fever
o Viral Arthritis (epidemic / polyarthritis)
Ä Aedes mosquito
o Yellow fever (not in India )
o Dengue
o Dengue Haemorrhagic fever
o Chikungunya fever
o Chikungunya haemorrhagic fever
o Rift Valley fever
o Filaria (not in India )
Ä Mansonoides mosquito
o Malayan (Brugian) filariasis
o Chikungunya fever
Ä Housefly
o Typhoid and paratyphoid fever
o Diarrhoea
o Dysentry
o Cholera
o Gastro-enteritis
o Amoebiasis
o Helminthic infestations
o Poliomyelitis
o Conjucntivitis
o Trachoma
o Anthrax
o Yaws
Ä Sandfly
o Kala-azar
o Oriental Sore
o Sandfly fever
o Oraya Fever
Ä Tsetse Fly
o Sleeping Sickness
Ä Louse
o Epidemic Typhus
o Relapsing Fever
o Trench Fever
o Pediculosis
Ä Rat Flea
o Bubonic Plague
o Endemic Typhus
o Chiggerosis
o Hymenolepis diminuta
Ä Black Fly
o Onchocerciasis
Ä Reduvid Bug
o Chagas Disease
Ä Hard Tick
o Tick Typhus
o Viral Encephalitis
o Viral Fevers
o Viral Hemorrhagic fevers (eg KFD)
o Tularemia
o Tick Paralysis
o Human Babesiosis
Ä Soft Tick
o Q Fever
o Relapsing Fever
Ä Trombiculid Mite
o Scrub Typhus
o Rickettsial Pox
Ä Itch-mite
o Scabies
Ä Cyclops
o Guinea Worm
o Fish Tape worm
Ä Cockroaches
o Enteric Pathogens
Explanation
Self Explanatory
Comments
Relapsing fever is also transmitted by Louse
Tips
Remember the Mnemonic QRS – Q Fever, Relapsing Fever, Soft Tick
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Thanks for that list. It's important to know the diseases that they bring to us.
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Thank you :)
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