All are bacterial infections
transmitted by parasites.
These medical problems range from anemia due to blood loss from bites; severe skin irritation from allergic reactions to fleas; and various diseases that are
transmitted by these parasites.
Not exact matches
So, any pathogen and
parasite that can be
transmitted by a mosquito has to make it through a lot of barriers.
University of New Hampshire scientists have discovered a previously undiagnosed
parasite transmitted by ticks and a virus in the Canada lynx.
Leishmaniasis — a disease caused
by microscopic
parasites, like malaria, and
transmitted by sand flies — results in painful skin sores and in its most vicious form causes at least 500,000 deaths worldwide every year.
Leishmaniasis is caused
by the protozoan leishmania
parasites, which are
transmitted by the bite of infected female phlebotomine sandflies — flies that are three times smaller than a mosquito.
G.W.'s Davis is part of a project researching the disease schistosomiasis (a.k.a. snail fever or swimmer's itch), a blood
parasite transmitted to humans
by snails; people can get it
by swimming or wading in contaminated fresh water when infected snails release larvae that can penetrate the skin.
First, after a person is bitten
by a
parasite - carrying mosquito there is an initial infection in the liver, followed
by the long - lasting red blood cell stage where the clinical symptoms of the malaria disease occur, and finally the mosquito stage, which is required to
transmit the
parasites to other people.
Malaria
parasites are
transmitted by the bite of female Anopheles mosquitoes.
Sleeping sickness, or African trypanosomiasis, is caused
by trypanosome
parasites transmitted by tsetse flies and threatens millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa.
Transmitted by Anopheles mosquitoes, the Plasmodium falciparum
parasite infects hundreds of millions of people every year and may kill more than a million.
Sleeping sickness, caused
by two subspecies of the Trypanosoma brucei unicellular
parasite and
transmitted by tsetse flies, affects an estimated 50,000 to 70,000 people annually in Africa.
Within two days, patients are cured of the disease and no longer
transmit the
parasite if they are bitten again
by a mosquito.
Malaria is caused
by Plasmodium
parasites that are
transmitted to humans
by a mosquito bite, leading to 219 million documented cases and 627,000 deaths worldwide in 2012.
Schistosomiasis is
transmitted via flatworms shed
by the freshwater snails that serve as the
parasite's non-human host.
An estimated 220 million people are infected each year
by malaria - causing Plasmodium
parasites, which are
transmitted by the bite of an infected mosquito.
Toxoplasma is a common
parasite transmitted by cats and found in raw meat.
Sandflies
transmit the
parasite by feeding on an infected mammal and, if they survive long enough, feeding on another mammal, and passing the
parasite on to them.
Caused
by a mosquito -
transmitted parasite, malaria kills over half a million people each year — most of them young children.
Behavioural mechanisms underlying «specific» host manipulation
by a trophically
transmitted parasite.
The
parasite is
transmitted by a single species of introduced mosquito (Culex quinquefasciatus) in wet forests of Hawaii.
The study, led
by Penn State University scientists, assessed the infection dynamics of two species of soil -
transmitted parasites in a population of rabbits in Scotland every month for 23 years.
For some to recover requires treating Lyme, other infections
transmitted by a tick like bartonella, babesia, ehrlichia, and anaplasma,
parasites, yeast, and chronic viral infections.
Malaria is caused
by a
parasite and
transmitted to humans
by mosquitoes.
Pregnant mothers should be careful when handling your kitty's poop as toxoplasmosis is caused
by a protozoan
parasite, Toxoplasma gondii, and
transmitted via faeces.
Heartworm disease is a potentially fatal condition
transmitted by the bite of a mosquito that is carrying larvae of the heartworm
parasite.
This ends infestations, prevents future ones, and helps keep your dog from contracting diseases and
parasites, like tapeworms,
transmitted by flea bites.
This
parasite is
transmitted by multiple species of mosquitoes in a larval stage and is a prevalent disease found throughout the world.
Caused
by infestation of the
parasite Dirofilaria immitis, heartworms are
transmitted by mosquitoes and can affect any dog anywhere in the US.
Heartworms hide on the inside of your puppy and are an insidious
parasite transmitted by mosquitoes that can cause heart and lung damage and ultimately kill your pet.
This
parasite is spread
by mosquitoes, so can be
transmitted to any dog, even one that rarely goes outside.
Heartworm is a
parasite that is
transmitted as larvae in blood to dogs
by mosquitoes.
Heartworm disease is a potentially fatal condition
transmitted by the bite of a mosquito that is carrying infected larvae of the heartworm
parasite.
Heartworms (Dirofilaria immitis) are nematode
parasites which are
transmitted by mosquitoes.
These nasty organisms are
transmitted when a form of the
parasite called the cyst is shed in one animal's stool and consumed
by another dog or cat.
Heartworms are blood
parasites that are
transmitted by mosquito bites.
The heartworm is one of the only mammal - dwelling
parasites to be
transmitted exclusively
by mosquitoes.
Other tick - borne diseases Hepatozoon Canis (rare on cats) is a one - celled
parasite transmitted by the Brown Dog Tick.
Heartworm in dogs is a serious condition caused
by an internal
parasite that's
transmitted by mosquitoes.
According to IDEXX, this is the «only test that allows you to efficiently test for heartworm disease and tick -
transmitted pathogens, as recommended
by the Companion Animal
Parasite Council.
The
parasite is
transmitted by mosquitoes and is not directly contagious between dogs.
Heartworm disease is caused
by a
parasite which is
transmitted to dogs and cats
by mosquitos.
Another type of
parasite, called a heartworm, is
transmitted by mosquitoes.
Heartworm is a blood
parasite that is
transmitted by the bite of infected mosquitos.
We have all heard of the yearly hurricane forecasts made
by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, now the Companion Animal
Parasite Council is predicting that in 2016 the spread of vector - borne disease agents
transmitted by ticks and mosquitoes will continue to promulgate and create a year - round menace to both pets and pet owners.
Heartworm testing - A deadly
parasite can be
transmitted by a single mosquito bite.
These infectious diseases can be caused
by viruses, bacteria, fungi or
parasites transmitted through physical injuries, direct contact, environmental contamination, ingestion of contaminated food or water, or arthropod vectors.
Heartworm is a microfilarial disease, which means it's a blood
parasite and it's
transmitted by mosquitoes and there's some people around here that think we actually don't have mosquitoes but we do have mosquitoes and they can
transmit this really awful disease called heartworm.
These
parasites are
transmitted by fecal to oral contamination from infested dogs.
Dirofilaria repens is a zoonotic filarial nematode
parasite of dogs, cats and wild carnivores
transmitted by mosquitoes (Pampiglione et al., 1995).