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INSECT, VECTOR AND DISEASES (Generic elective course)
Paper Code:
GZOL 211T
Credits:
3
Contact Hours:
45.00
Max. Marks:
100.00
Objective:
12.00
Unit I:
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:
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:
Unit III: Study of sand fly-borne 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
15.00
Unit IV:
Unit IV: 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
8.00
Unit V:
Unit V: Hempitera as Disease Vector
Bugs as insect vectors; Blood-sucking bugs; Chagas disease, Bed bugs as mechanical vectors, Control and prevention measures
Essential Readings:
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
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