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The West Nile Virus Home Page of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)--an agency of the U.S. government.

Tick-Borne Diseases, Introduction - Ticks are excellent vectors for disease transmission. More than 800 species of these obligate blood-sucking creatures inhabit the planet. They are second only to mosquitoes as vectors of human disease, both infectious and toxic.From the perspective of disease transmission to humans, the essential characteristic of ticks is their need to ingest a blood meal to transform to their next stage of development. Not picky in their eating habits, they take their requisite blood meal from all ...

Ticks are the leading carriers of diseases to humans in the United States, second only to mosquitoes worldwide. It is not the tick bite but the toxins or organisms in the tick's saliva transmitted through the bite that cause disease.

Vector Borne

Destination Forums

Insect Borne Diseases

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InteliHealth - Featuring Harvard Medical School's consumer health information. For more than 550 diseases and conditions, learn: What Is It?, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Expected Duration, Prevention, Treatment, When To Call A Professional, and Prognosis. SpecialHomeContent

This Exotic Forest Pest Information System for North America identifies exotic insects, mites and pathogenic organisms with potential to cause significant damage to North American forest resources. The resultant database contains valuable background information on each identified pest and serves as a resource for regulatory and forest protection agencies in North America.

Mosquito-borne viruses and Harvard School of Public Health research that includes West Nile virus, other forms of encephalitis, what you can do, and various resources and links to organizations.

Tick-borne illness

Selected prevention and program area home pages