ACBS 457 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Delusional Parasitosis, Forensic Entomology
1 Nov 2018
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The study of insects, insect-borne diseases, & other associated problems that affect human & public health. (also arachnids) This can include: insects that transmit disease, insects that bite, sting, blister, or irritate, allergies to insects, entomophobia & delusional parasitosis, forensic entomology. The global emergence & re-emergence of infectious diseases. We can divide the medically important effects of insects into direct & indirect effects. Direct effects = host reactions (insect that is physically doing something to you) Indirect effects disease transmission (insect is not directly harming you: 3 things are required for vector-borne disease transmission, a competent arthropod vector, a susceptible host, a pathogen. A mistaken belief that one is being infested by parasites such as mites, lice, fleas, spiders, worms, bacteria, or other organisms. Stimulant drug abuse (particularly amphetamine & cocaine) can lead to delusional parasitosis. People suffering from these conditions may scratch themselves to the extent of serious skin damage & bleeding.
