1 VC2D VC WASH Cluster – Emergency Training Vector Control Module 2D Other arthropods
VC2D VC WASH Cluster – Emergency Training 1 Vector Control Module 2D Other arthropods.
Apr 01, 2015
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Vector ControlModule 2D
Other arthropods
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Vector DiseasesLice
Fleas
Bedbugs
Ticks
Rodent (mites)
Rodent (fleas)
Endemic typhus, severe skin irritation, relapsing fever
Mechanical vector for
Severe skin inflammation
Rickettsial fever, tularaemia, relapsing fever, viral encephalitis, borreliosis, Lymes disease, scrub typhus.
Rickettsial pox, scabies, or spotted fever, Bubonic plague, endemic typhus; Rat bite fever, Lassa fever, leptospirosis or Weil’s disease, salmonellosis, melioidosis.
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• 3 types– Body louse– Head louse– Pubic louse (crabs)
• Typus transmitted by body louse’s faeces
LiceLice
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Body louse• Females lay eggs on
clothing especially underwear
• Itching allows contaminated faeces to penetrate skin may cause Typhus
• Take care handling clothing and bedding
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Head lice and flea infestations cause skin and head infections.
Fleas can also transmit plague virus
Head lice larvae collected from the persons hair
Head Lice
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Fleas• Rat fleas
• Human fleas
Eggs hatch in dust after 2-14 days
Can jump up to 30cm to bite
Survive up to 4 months without biting
Adult flea: 1-4 mm
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Fleas
• Dozen species take human blood meal
• Can carry parasitic tapeworm
• Linked to bubonic plague
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Ticks
Pictures from http://www.myhealthcare.org/ and www.harrisoncountyhealth.com
Ticks should be removed with tweezers as soon as they are spotted
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Mites
Scabies
Mites cause scabies and other common skin infections.
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Control methodVector Method of control
Lice Treatment of hair, clothing and bedding
See module
Fleas Indoor and outdoor residual treatment
See module
Ticks Indoor and outdoor residual treatment
See module
Mites Biting mites – outdoor residual treatment
Scabies mites – personal hygiene
See module
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