Feature Topic-Vector Borne Disease

In 1877, evidence that mosquitoes transmitting filariasis (worm or nematode infections) among humans were discovered. Such similar transmission mode was then observed in other diseases; malaria in 1898; yellow fever in 1900; and dengue in 1903. In turn of 1910, other vector-borne diseases (including African sleeping sickness, Chagas disease, louse-borne typhus, plague, sand fly fever, Rocky Mountain spotted fever and relapsing fever) were discovered to have as similar patterns too vector-borne transmission to human.

Even though there are already a few methods used in preventing and controlling vectors such as mosquitos and ticks, these methods are not as efficient and effective as they should be. A recent study was done on Combretum collinum shoot bark-ethanol extract. C. collinum is an African semi-deciduous tree that can tolerate fire. Scientists investigated the larva-killing ability of the C. collinum (extract).

What is the current management of Vector Borne Disease? Well, currently there are two main approaches used in the prevention and cure of the vector-borne diseases. Click on the button below to find out what it is!

What are the efforts done currently to address vector borne disease? Find out about it today!

Vector borne diseases are still generally widespread throughout the world. In some countries, millions had died from disease such as malaria and dengue. A recent study saw scientist trying to come up with a more effective way for controlling the spread of these diseases. What is interesting about the study is that they used a so-called "selfish DNA". What is "selfish DNA"?