Clinical Microbiology, Virology and Infectious Diseases

Vector Borne and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases

Vector- borne and zoonotic conditions are caused by Virus, bacteria or parasites that are transmitted to humans from creatures or insects. Some conditions that appear in creatures must be transmitted through a “ vector ”(e.g., mosquito) in order to infect a mortal. Vector borne conditions, similar as malaria, are those in which an organism, generally mosquitoes, ticks, or mites, carries a pathogen from one host to another, with the pathogen in the vector generally being more dangerous (virulent). Zoonosis, similar as avian flu, is viruses that can be transmitted from animals to humans through animal touch or through vectors that bring zoonotic pathogens from animals to humans.

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  Bird flu


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  Swine flu


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  Dengue


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  Malaria


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  Yellow fever