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No, tuberculosis (TB) is not a vector-borne disease. It is primarily transmitted through the air via respiratory droplets when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or talks. While vectors like mosquitoes or ticks transmit diseases such as malaria or Lyme disease, TB spreads directly from person to person.
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Is tuberculosis a water borne disease?
no
What is an insect that transmits disease called?
A vector-borne disease.
Is malaria a vector borne disease?
Yes it is the most deadly vector borne disease, Malaria, kills over 1.2 million people annually, mostly African children under the age of five. Dengue fever, together with associated dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF), is the world's fastest growing vector borne disease.
What is a vector -borne disease?
A vector-borne disease is a disease that is transmitted to humans or animals through the bite of an infected arthropod, such as mosquitoes, ticks, or fleas. These vectors carry pathogens that can cause illnesses like malaria, dengue fever, Lyme disease, and Zika virus.
The spread of a disease by the bite of a certain mosquito is known as?
vector-borne transmission
A cow infected with active bovine tuberculosis sprayed saliva in my water and i drank the water. What chance of getting bovine tuberculosis?
It's likely that it is very minimal that you will get tuberculosis, as it is not a water-borne disease.
Is lyme disease found everywhere in the world?
Lyme disease is a problem worldwide. It is the most common vector-borne disease in Europe and North America.
Is malaria a coomunicable disease?
Malaria is not communicable between people. It is a vector borne disease that is spread by the female Anopheles mosquito between dawn and dusk.
What are the disease mode of transmission?
Air borne, also called by droplets, by fecal oral route, by direct physical contact or by way of infected cloths etc, sexually transmitted and vector borne are the five modes of disease transmission.
What is the vector for tuberculosis?
A bacterium.
Why is tuberculosis so difficult to control?
Antibiotic-resistant strains of tuberculosis are on the rise.
Is diphtheria vector borne?
No, diphtheria is not vector-borne. It is caused by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae and primarily spreads through respiratory droplets from an infected person or by contact with contaminated surfaces or objects. Vaccination has significantly reduced the incidence of diphtheria, making it a rare disease in many parts of the world today.
