Science quiz: Vector-borne diseases – The Hindu

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This disease is also called ‘rabbit fever’. Symptoms may include fever, skin ulcers, and enlarged lymph nodes. It was named after the area in which it was discovered in the United States, in the 1900s. Identify the disease

Answer : The disease described is Tularemia, commonly known as “rabbit fever,” caused by Francisella tularensis

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___ are the intermediate hosts for the parasitic flatworm that causes schistosomiasis (bilharzia). Fill in the blanks.

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Triatomine bugs transmit Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) by biting a person and defecating near the bite. These bugs have a nickname, based on where they bite people. What is it?

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Sandflies carry this parasititic protozoa found in tropical and subtropical areas, which in humans can cause severe skin ulcers or infection of internal organs that can be fatal. Name the parasite, which gives its name to the disease it

Answer : The parasite is Leishmania, a protozoan spread by sandflies, causing the disease Leishmaniasis, which manifests as severe skin sores (cutaneous) or fatal internal organ infections (visceral), also known as kala-azar. 

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______is a group of diseases caused by a bacteria called Rickettsiaprowazekii,spread through the feces of vectors such as lice, fleas, and mites. Fill in the blanks.

Answer :  epidemic typhus (also known as louse-borne typhus)

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We all know that the anopheles mosquito is the vector that causes lymphatic filariasis and malaria, both of which are parasitic infections. It also causes a viral infection, a neglected disease. name this tongue-twisting disease.

Answer : The tongue-twisting, neglected viral disease transmitted by Anopheles mosquitoes, alongside parasitic infections, is O’nyong-nyong fever, a less-known arbovirus causing fever, rash, and joint pain, often confused with malaria but distinct, though its name isn’t exactly “tongue-twisting,” it fits the description of a rare mosquito-borne virus in Anopheles zones, often overshadowed by Dengue, Zika, etc.

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