List of diseases caused by insects
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[edit] Human Insect Diseases
Disease | Insect | Symptoms | Area | Treatment |
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Babesiosis | Tick | Fever until red urine | South Europa and Africa | Antibiotics |
Dengue | Mosquito | Fever until Arthritis | (Sub) tropics and South Europe | Observation/supportive treatment |
FSME | Tick | Ill with flu until Meningitis | Central and North Europe | prevention and vaccination |
Leishmaniasis | Sandfly | Fever, damage to the spleen and liver, and anaemia | South hemisphere and Mediterranean Countries | Treatment of infected |
Lyme disease | Tick | Skin rash until paralysis | Europe and North Africa | Prevention and antibiotics |
Malaria | Mosquito | Headache until heavy fever | (Sub) tropics | Prevention and anti-malaria |
Ockelbo disease | Mosquito | Skin rash until Artritis | Scandinavia and France | - |
Rickettsia | Tick | Fever with bleedings around the bite | Global | Prevention and antibiotics |
West Nile virus | Mosquito | Fever until Meningitis | Africa, Asia, North America, South and East Europe | None |