ENTOMOLOGY

Harsh

Hemanani
 HARD TICK
1
false Head
Capitilum -
Anterior
L
End

2
L
Scutur Chitirious
# shield
HARD tick

Diseases Tick
- >

Typhus
Viral Encephalitis
Males are smaller

female
Hard
Tick
 Arthropod
Tik ->
on Vertebrali
Etoparasite -
such blood

4 Pairs of legs
Oval Body Head

Notdistinguished into jAbdomen

Thoral

HARD sofT

Scutum v X
ofentire body
①Small
Part

bottom end
Head situated
Anterially notVisible
Capitulum
Cannotwithstand starvation Starvation
- 1
Year
Habits (continuous blood Meal) (Intermittentblood Meal)

day Nightfeeder Nightfeeder

found on Host Cracks & Crevices
in

diseases Tick
Typhus fever
Relapsing
Viral Encephalitis
Haemorrhagicfever
spiracles Pair
behind 4th bl 3rd & 4th
for Respiration of legs cosa Pair
oflegs

Nymphal 1 5
stages
&
AEDES

Parallel to Ground

rivyt
 ANOPHELES

MALE fEMALE

o - ·
&
As
W

-
light
Bishy
Antennae
less needle
like Probiscis
feathered
Antennae
Inclined Position
CULEX

Hunch
Back
-
MALE fEMALE

Bushy Antennae

longer Palpi

Shorter
-

<
 HOUSEFLY fEMALE
MALE

LARGER
BODY

WIDER
GAP
Diseases Transmitted
➢ Cholera
➢ Typhoid, paratyphoid
➢ Diarrhoea, Dysentery,
➢ Viral hepatitis-A,E
➢ Amoebiasis
➢ Helminthic infestation
➢ Poliomyelitis,
➢ conjunctivitis
➢ Anthrax
➢ Trachoma
➢ Yaws

Public Health Importance

habitat
Matter
Copen
Organic
-decayingwounds Included)

S
Most Important t

Index for Garbage, Savage, excreta

Insanitation t
filthiest creature

Mode of Transmission

L I

vomit drops
-
Mechanical Defecation on

feet & hairy legs regurgitated food/wound

Surface
Stomachcontents
inte
RATfLEA
Pro
Meso
Meta
10
Segments

Pairs

Δ &

⑦
->
o
dorsal
flat Connect
surface

Posterior
Coiled Str.
Partof Bag like Str.
Penis
Abdomin Spermathera

④
Plague Indices Potential Magnitude of
indicate
-> Outbreak

①
General flea Index) No. = fleas C species
of
Rodent

2 specific
" "
No. fleas
=

of particular
species
Rodent
Particular
%
3% Incidence ofthe fleas
of species
species Rodent

Y Rate Rodents
RodentInfestation infested 100
Total Rodents

Role Prague Spread

& Blocked flea greater in

# Plague bacilli Propogative Transmission

-

*
inNo. InProventriculus/ stomach

a
blockage of food passage
↓
blood Meal
further
flea unable toobtain
hunger
bite
more preciously
frantic effortsto such blood
Each time of bite
instead of sucking
V
blood

InjectsPlague the Wound

bacilliinto
 MITES
·
Troinbiculid
·
Itch
Cephalothora
body notdivided into
Abdomen
4
pairs of legs
⑤ ⑲
Pairs
2 Ist
Suckers Suckers
frontlegs and

2 Pairs
3rd Bristles Bristhes
hind legs 4th Suckers
body
shaped like Tortoise
rounded above
flattered Below

body surface has

folds & covered
Bristles

scaries

-
 LICE Pediculosis

Hidden for
probisis
&
bitting sucking
Blood

Wingless Pointed Head

Antennas 5 segments
<

Square Thorax
·-

L
3 Pairs
-

. oflegs I

Claws p
·

<
Elongated Abdomen
· segments
#
O I
last
Abdominal
Segment
·Overcrowding
diseases
Pointed Biloted
caused Cold Weather

Poor Personal
hygiene
v

·
Dermatitis secondaryBad
re a

Epidemic Typhus prevention

·

fever
Relapsing ·
daily
Bathing
TA ·
Freq. Washing of hair

0.5% Marathion lotion · No sharing of Combs

appliedto hair for 12h ·
Use Clean Towels
followed by Washing clothing
Bedding