Insect bites
The bites and stings from a number of different insects can cause disease through infection or allergic reaction. Mosquito bites spread a number of mosquito-borne diseases such as Dengue Fever and Malaria. Bee stings can cause an allergic reaction
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- Allergies: Allergies occur when the immune system responds to a substance. Common examples include dust allergies, pollen allergies (causing hay fever
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- Mosquito-Borne Diseases: Mosquito-borne diseases are diseases that are spread by a mosquito bite. The mosquito is called the “vector” of the
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- Dengue Fever: Dengue fever is a tropical mosquito-borne disease. The symptoms are primarily fever and joint pain. Although Dengue is not
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- Malaria: Malaria is a tropical parasitic infection of red blood cells that is spread by mosquito bites. It is rare in
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- Bee sting: Bee sting refers to the bite or sting from a bee. A bee sting from a single bee is a
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- Anaphylaxis: Anaphylaxis is a life-threatening extreme allergic reaction to some allergen. The underlying cause is an allergy to some substance
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- African Sleeping Sickness: African Sleeping Sickness (trypanosomiasis) is an infectious disease spread by the tsetse fly in Africa. It is a parasitic protozoal
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- Lice Infestation: Lice are small insect-like creatures that can infest the body. Common examples are head lice (affecting the hair and
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- Tick-Borne Diseases: Tick-borne diseases are diseases that are spread by a tick bite. Examples of tick-related diseases include Lyme Disease
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- Lyme Disease: Lyme Disease is caused by a small parasite that is usually spread by tick bite. Some parts of the world
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- Allergies- Overview| Drugs
- Mosquito-Borne Diseases- Overview| Types| Drugs
- Dengue Fever- Overview
- Malaria
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