• General Background
• 49 min
  1. Overview of arthropods & their impact on the health of humans & other vertebrates 1

  • Prof. William S. Romoser
• 42 min
  2. Overview of arthropods & their impact on the health of humans & other vertebrates 2

  • Prof. William S. Romoser
• 49 min
  3. Myiasis in humans and other animals, including applied applications in larval therapy & forensic entomology

  • Dr. Jamie Stevens
• 58 min
  4. Reactions to arthropod allergens, toxins and venoms

  • Prof. Stephen Wikel
• 41 min
  5. Parasite transmission by arthropods

  • Prof. William K. Reisen
• 32 min
  6. Mechanical transmission or dissemination of infectious pathogens/parasites by arthropods

  • Prof. Lane Foil
• 37 min
  7. Epidemiology

  • Dr. Laura C. Harrington
• 36 min
  8. Surveillance, prevention, and control of vector-borne diseases 1

  • Prof. Jonathan Day
• 33 min
  9. Surveillance, prevention, and control of vector-borne diseases 2

  • Prof. Jonathan Day
• 48 min
  10. GIS, remote sensing and spatial analysis for vector-borne diseases

  • Prof. Uriel Kitron
  • Dr. Gonzalo Vazquez-Prokopec
• Arthropod-Borne Viral Diseases (The ARBO Viruses)
• 27 min
  11. Dengue: biology, diagnosis and pathology

  • Prof. Emeritus Duane J. Gubler
• 27 min
  12. Dengue: epidemiology, prevention and control

  • Prof. Emeritus Duane J. Gubler
• 42 min
  13. The Bunyavirales

  • Prof. Laura D. Kramer
• 62 min
  14. Vector-borne alpha virus infections

  • Prof. Scott Weaver
• Vector-Borne Bacterial/Rickettsial Diseases
• 22 min
  15. The emergence of Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases

  • Prof. Durland Fish
• 43 min
  16. Plague and other flea-borne infections

  • Prof. Kevin S. Griffith
• 31 min
  17. Epidemic typhus and other louse- and mite-borne infections

  • Dr. Kevin Macaluso
• Vector-Borne Protozoan Diseases
• 51 min
  18. Malaria in the mosquito

  • Prof. Peter Billingsley
• 38 min
  19. Tsetse fly-transmitted African trypanosomiasis

  • Prof. Mike Lehane
• 28 min
  20. Triatominae vectors of Chagas disease

  • Prof. Christopher J. Schofield
• Vector-Borne Filarial Diseases
• 47 min
  21. The biology and control of human onchocerciasis

  • Prof. Ed Cupp
• 72 min
  22. Lymphatic filariasis

  • Prof. David Molyneux, CMG
• Archived Lectures *These may not cover the latest advances in the field
• 49 min
  23. Dengue and yellow fever: the anatomy of decline and emergence

  • Prof. Emeritus Duane J. Gubler
• 41 min
  24. Species complexes: confusion in identifying the true vectors of malaria and other parasites

  • Prof. Susan Paskewitz
• 42 min
  25. The Bunyaviridae

  • Prof. Laura D. Kramer
• 73 min
  26. Surveillance, prevention and control of vector-borne infections

  • Prof. Jonathan Day
• 41 min
  27. Epidemiology of vector-borne diseases

  • Dr. Laura C. Harrington

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1. Introduction
2. Louse-borne infections - Outline
3. General characteristics of lice
4. Life cycle of lice
5. Louse-borne: life cycle
6. Classification of lice
7. Medically important lice species
8. Lice as disease causing agents
9. Organization of louse-borne pathogens
10. Biological characteristics of Rickettsia
11. Biological characteristics of Bartonella
12. Biological characteristics of Borrelia
13. Epidemic typhus - history
14. Epidemic typhus - Rickettsia prowazekii
15. Epidemic typhus - transmission cycle
16. Trench fever - history
17. Trench fever - Bartonella quintana
18. Trench fever - transmission cycle
19. Relapsing fever - history
20. Relapsing fever - Borrelia recurrentis
21. Relapsing fever - transmission cycle
22. Summary of louse-borne infections
23. Mite-borne infections - Outline
24. General characteristics of mites
25. Life cycle of mites
26. Classification of mites
27. Medically important mite species
28. Mites as disease causing agents
29. Rickettsialpox - history
30. Rickettsialpox - Rickettsia akari
31. Rickettsialpox - vector
32. Rickettsialpox - transmission cycle
33. Scrub typhus - history
34. Scrub typhus - Orientia tsutsugamushi
35. Orientia tsutsugamushi - infection
36. Eschar caused by scrub typhus
37. Eschar and rash caused by scrub typhus
38. The vector of scrub typhus
39. The transmission cycle of scrub typhus (1)
40. The transmission cycle of scrub typhus (2)
41. Location of mites on rodents
42. The mite habitat (1)
43. The mite habitat (2)
44. Effort to control and treat scrub typhus
45. Volunteers in scrub typhus infested habitats
46. Malaysian stamp illustrating scrub typhus
47. Summary
48. Acknowledgements
49. Literature references

Topics Covered

• Louse characteristics including biology, taxonomy and species of medical importance
• Louse-borne infections
• Ecology and epidemiology of epidemic typhus, trench fever and relapsing fever
• Mite characteristics including biology, taxonomy, and species of medical importance
• Mite-borne infections
• Ecology and epidemiology of rickettsialpox and scrub typhus

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Series:

• Vector-Borne Diseases

Categories:

• Clinical Practice
• Microbiology

Therapeutic Areas:

• Infectious Diseases

Talk Citation

Publication History

• Published on October 26, 2010

Financial Disclosures

• Dr. Kevin Macaluso has not informed HSTalks of any commercial/financial relationship that it is appropriate to disclose.