INSECT, VECTOR AND DISEASES

Paper Code: 
24GZOL201
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 
This course will enable the students to –
1. Develop theoretical Knowledge about different vectors, associated diseases and host vector relationships.
2. Evaluate the causes, symptoms and possible treatments of vector borne diseases.
 
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INSECT, VECTOR AND DISEASES THEORY

CO:1 Identify the general features of important disease- causing

vectors

CO:2Classify the basics of vector biology with different examples

CO:3 Recognize how vectors transmit disease

CO:4 Differentiate the diseases each vector can transmit

CO:5 Explain basic vector borne disease pathology

CO:6 Contribute effectively in course- specific interaction

The approach in teaching: Interactive Lectures,

Discussion,                     Tutorials, Reading ssignments, Demonstration,                     Team teaching

Learning            activities for    the         students: Self-learning assignments, Effective questions,

Simulation, Seminar presentation,                         Giving tasks,                                  Chart

preparation

Assessment Strategies Class                test, Semester              end examinations, Quiz,            Solving problems                  in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation.

 

12.00
Unit I: 
Introduction to Insects
General Features of Insects, Morphological features, Head – Eyes, Types of antennae, Mouth parts w.r.t. feeding habits
Concept of Vectors
Brief introduction of Carrier and Vectors (mechanical and biological vector) Reservoirs, Host vector relationship, Vectorial capacity, Adaptations as vectors, Host Specificity
 
12.00
Unit II: 
Insects as Vectors
Classification of insects up to orders, detailed features of orders with insects as vectors – Diptera, Siphonaptera, Siphunculata, Hemiptera
Dipteran as Disease Vectors
Dipterans as important insect vectors – Mosquitoes, Sand fly, Houseflies; Study of mosquito-borne diseases – Malaria, Dengue, Chikungunya, Viral encephalitis, Filariasis; Control of mosquitoes 
 
12.00
Unit III: 
Vectors and Diseases
Study of sand fly-borne diseases – Visceral Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, Phlebotomus fever; Control of Sand fly
Study of house fly as important mechanical vector, Myiasis, Control of house fly
 
12.00
Unit IV: 
Vectors, Diseases and specificity
Siphonaptera as Disease Vectors
Fleas as important insect vectors; Host-specificity, Study of Flea-borne diseases – Plague, Typhus fever; Control of fleas
Siphunculata as Disease Vectors
Human louse (Head, Body and Pubic louse) as important insect vectors; Study of louse-borne diseases –Typhus fever, Relapsing fever, Trench fever, Vagabond’s disease, Phthiriasis; Control of human louse
 
12.00
Unit V: 
Hemniptera as Disease Vectors

Bugs as insect vectors; Blood-sucking bugs; Chagas disease, Bed bugs as mechanical vectors, Control and prevention measures

Essential Readings: 
● Imms, A.D. (1977). A General Text Book of Entomology. Chapman & Hall, UK
● Chapman, R.F. (1998). The Insects: Structure and Function. IV Edition, Cambridge University Press, UK
 
SUGGESTED READINGS
● Pedigo L.P. (2002). Entomology and Pest Management. Prentice Hall Publication
● Mathews, G. (2011). Integrated Vector Management: Controlling Vectors of Malaria and Other Insect Vector Borne Diseases. Wiley-Blackwell
 
Academic Year: 
2025-2026
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