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INSECT, VECTOR AND DISEASES (Generic elective course) [1]

Paper Code: 
GZOL 211T
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

GZOL 211T

INSECT, VECTOR AND DISEASES

The students will be able to-

 

CO 1: Identify the most important disease causing vectors

CO 2: Classify the basics of vector biology

CO3: Recognize how vectors transmit disease

CO 4: Differentiate the diseases each vector can transmit

CO 5: 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, Seminar  presentation, Giving the  tasks, 

Class test  

Semester end  examinations, Quiz,  

Assignments,  Presentation 

Surprise test 

Open book test

 

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
 
Academic Year: 
2023-2024 [2]

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