This article contains a list of insect-borne diseases. They can take the form of parasitic worms, bacteria, protozoa, viruses, or the insects directly acting as a parasite.
Mosquitoes are vectors for a large number of diseases, the large majority being viral in nature. Mosquito-borne viruses fall into four major groups: Bunyavirales, Flaviviridae, Togaviridae, and Reoviridae. They can present as either arbovirus encephalitis or viral hemorrhagic fevers.
| Group | Presentation | Disease | Primary vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bunyavirales | Arbovirus encephalitis | Aedes triseriatus (eastern tree hole mosquito)[1] | |
| Bunyavirales | Arbovirus encephalitis | Batai virus | |
| Bunyavirales | Arbovirus encephalitis | Bwamba Fever | |
| Bunyavirales | Arbovirus encephalitis | California encephalitis | |
| Bunyavirales | Arbovirus encephalitis | Jamestown Canyon encephalitis | |
| Bunyavirales | Arbovirus encephalitis | Oropouche fever | |
| Bunyavirales | Arbovirus encephalitis | Tahyna virus | |
| Bunyavirales | Arbovirus encephalitis | Tete virus | |
| Bunyavirales | Viral hemorrhagic fever | Bunyamwera fever | |
| Bunyavirales | Viral hemorrhagic fever | Culex spp | |
| Flaviviridae | Arbovirus encephalitis | Japanese encephalitis | |
| Flaviviridae | Arbovirus encephalitis | Murray Valley encephalitis virus | |
| Flaviviridae | Arbovirus encephalitis | Rocio viral encephalitis | |
| Flaviviridae | Arbovirus encephalitis | Culex pipiens (northern house mosquito), C. quinquefasciatus (southern house mosquito) | |
| Flaviviridae | Arbovirus encephalitis | Spondweni fever | |
| Flaviviridae | Arbovirus encephalitis | Usutu virus | |
| Flaviviridae | Arbovirus encephalitis | West Nile fever | |
| Flaviviridae | Viral hemorrhagic fever | Dengue fever | |
| Flaviviridae | Viral hemorrhagic fever | Yellow fever | |
| Flaviviridae | Viral hemorrhagic fever | Zika fever | |
| Togaviridae | Arbovirus encephalitis | Barmah Forest virus | |
| Togaviridae | Arbovirus encephalitis | Chikungunya | |
| Togaviridae | Arbovirus encephalitis | Culiseta melanura (black-tailed mosquito)[2] | |
| Togaviridae | Arbovirus encephalitis | Mayaro virus disease | |
| Togaviridae | Arbovirus encephalitis | O'nyong'nyong fever | |
| Togaviridae | Arbovirus encephalitis | Pogosta disease | |
| Togaviridae | Arbovirus encephalitis | Ross River fever | |
| Togaviridae | Arbovirus encephalitis | Semliki Forest virus | |
| Togaviridae | Arbovirus encephalitis | Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus | |
| Togaviridae | Arbovirus encephalitis | Culex tarsalis | |
| Reoviridae | Arbovirus encephalitis | Banna virus |
| Disease type | Disease name | |
|---|---|---|
| Parasitic fly | Dermatobia hominis (Myiasis) | |
| Parasitic worm | Dirofilariasis | |
| Parasitic worm | Lymphatic filariasis | |
| Protozoa | Malaria | |
| Virus (Bunyavirales) | Lymphatic filariasis |
| Insect | Disease type | Disease name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black fly (Simulium) | Parasitic worm | Mansonelliasis | |
| Black fly (Simulium) | Parasitic worm | Onchocerciasis (river blindness) | |
| Deer fly (Chrysopsinae) | Bacteria | Tularemia | |
| Deer fly (Chrysopsinae) | Parasitic worm | Loa loa filariasis | |
| Bacteria | Murine typhus | ||
| Bacteria | Plague | ||
| Parasitic worm | Hymenolepis nana (tapeworm) | ||
| Protozoa | Chagas disease | ||
| Bacteria | Bacillary angiomatosis | ||
| Bacteria | Epidemic typhus | ||
| Bacteria | Relapsing fever | ||
| Bacteria | Trench fever | ||
| Midge (Culicoides) | Parasitic worm | Mansonelliasis | |
| Midge (Culicoides) | Virus | Oropouche fever | |
| Sandfly (Phlebotominae) | Bacteria | Carrion's disease | |
| Sandfly (Phlebotominae) | Protozoa | Leishmaniasis | |
| Sandfly (Phlebotominae) | Virus | Adria virus (ADRV) | |
| Sandfly (Phlebotominae) | Virus | Chandipura vesiculovirus | |
| Sandfly (Phlebotominae) | Virus | Pappataci fever | |
| Protozoa | African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) |
| Type | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Human flea | ||
| Tungiasis | ||
| Fly (myiasis) | Cochliomyia hominivorax (screw-worm) | |
| Fly (myiasis) | Cordylobia anthropophaga (blow-fly) | |
| Fly (myiasis) | Dermatobia hominis (botfly) | |
| Bed bug | ||
| Pediculosis capitis (Head louse) | ||
| Pediculosis corporis (Body louse) | ||
| Pediculosis pubis (Crab louse) |