Arthorpods - Disease causing agents

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What is the name of the Congo floor maggot and what does it do?

Auchmeromyia senegalensis
live in cracks in the floor -> climb out at night and drink blood of people sleeping on the floor

Kinds of insecticide resistance:

  • Reduced penetration: skin (cuticle) changes to prevent absorption of inseceticides
  • Behavioural resistance: change in mosquito behaviour -> change in time or place of biting
  • Target site resistance: the site where the insecticide binds to the mosquito can be modified -> no binding possible
  • Metabolic resistance: enzymes to detoxify insecticides

What attracts Malaria mosquitoes?

Concevtion currents, CO2 and odours
LA = pourly attractive
HA = highly attractive
olfactory sensilla are on the antennae of the mosquito
trapping mosquitoes: a blend of synthetic odours
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What infection do you get when bitten by a tick?

Borrelia infection -> remove tick within 24 hours to prevent infection

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