Explain the concept of Integrated Vector Management.

List five control measures that you will take at home to keep the house flies away.

Write the ecological factors favourable for the transmission of Kala-azar.

Fill in the blanks.

a) The life cycle of Phlebotomus argentipes consists of 4 stages namely eggs, larva, ………………… and ………………… .

b) Freshly laid eggs of sandflies are creamy white in colour which gradually turn to ………………… .

c) Sand flies are natives of ………………… climate.

d) Female sand flies feed on a wide variety of ………………… hosts.

e) Prevalence of vector is dependent upon the environmental factors such as humidity, temperature and …………………. .

Draw labeled diagrams of the following:

a) Life cycle of Aedes mosquito

b) Dengue transmission Cycle

Urban cycle and sylvatic cycle

Transverse and vertical transmission

Extrinsic incubation period and intrinsic incubation period

Write two various methods of Culex control.

a) Culex-borne diseases can be controlled by killing …….……….. in their breeding grounds and ……………….. using space ……………… .

b) Stagnant water bodies act as …………….., ……..…………. for mosquito.

c) Mosquitoes can be controlled genetically by …………..male technique and ………………… replacement.

d) Mosquito nets used against Culex mosquitoes should not have ………… holes per square inch.

Explain the epidemiology of malarial parasite.

Describe the life cycle of Anopheles mosquito.

Medically important Insect Orders.

Medical importance of lice.

Transmission of plague

Tunga penetrans

Typhus fever

Prevention of control measures of fleas

What are different adaptations adopted by vectors?

Write short note on host parasite interactions and its importance for public health.