West Nile virus, Lyme disease, dengue fever, and plague are examples of “vector-borne zoonotic diseases,” caused by pathogens that naturally infect wildlife and are transmitted to humans by vectors ...

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In medical terms, a vector is any living organism that facilitates the transfer of a particular infectious disease to another living organism. An example familiar to most of us would be the ...

SUMMIT COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - The Summit County Public Health department announced Tuesday that it does monitor for mosquito-transmitted diseases in the county. The department sent a release Tuesday ...

Vector-borne diseases -- caused by parasites, viruses, and bacteria transmitted by insects and animals -- account for more than 17% of all infectious diseases on Earth. While many emerging infectious ...

A study looks at the mechanisms behind genetic variation in the bacteria that cause Lyme disease. Lyme disease is the most common vector-transmitted disease in the United States, with around 476,000 ...

As Oropouche virus cases rise across South America, experts call for urgent action to prevent its spread, with the U.S. potentially at risk due to travel-associated cases. Synopsis: Reemergence of ...

Dr. Sameer Bhati, Public Health Analystn says that infectious diseases have been with us forever, together with the Common ...

Arboviral diseases — also known as arthropod-borne viral diseases — are common worldwide. Roughly 17% of all infectious diseases are caused by arboviruses. These diseases are transmitted to humans by ...

Vector-borne diseases cause more than 700,000 deaths and affect hundreds of millions of people per year. These illnesses – caused by parasites, viruses, and bacteria transmitted by insects and animals ...