INSECT, VECTOR AND DISEASES (Generic elective course)

Paper Code: 
GZOL201T
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course

Learning outcomes

(at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

GZOL201T

INSECT, VECTOR AND DISEASES

 

The students will be able to-

 

CO: Identify the most important disease causing vectors

CO: Classify the basics of vector biology

CO: Recognize how vectors transmit disease

CO: Differentiate the diseases each vector can transmit

CO: Explain basic vector borne disease pathology

 

The approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Demonstration, Team teaching

Learning activities for the students:

Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, Simulation, Seminar presentation, Giving tasks, Chart preparation

Class test

Semester end examinations,

 Quiz,

Assignments,

Seminar Presentation

Individual and group projects

 

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 – 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
15.00
Unit V: 
Unit V
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
 
Academic Year: 
2023-2024
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