Contents 



CHAPTER X 



Other Diseases, Mostly Tropical, Known or Thought to 



Be Transmitted by Insects 



Sleeping Sickness, 161; its occurrence in Africa, 161; caused 

 by a Protozoan parasite, 162; the tsetse-fly, 163; Elephan- 

 tiasis, 164; caused by parasitic worms, 169; their development, 

 165; how they are transferred to man, 165; effect on the pa- 

 tient, 166; Dengue, 168; other names, 168; probably trans- 

 mitted by mosquitoes, 170; Mediterranean fever, 171; cause, 

 171; may be conveyed by mosquitoes, 171; Leprosy, 171; 

 caused by a bacteria parasite, 171; possibilities of flies, mos- 

 quitoes and other insects transmitting the disease, 172; Kala- 

 azar, 173; transmitted by the bedbug, 173; Oriental sore, 174; 

 the parasite may be carried by insects, 174. 



Bibliography 



Parasites and parasitism, 175; Protozoa, 176; Bacteria, 177; 

 Insects and disease, 178; Mosquitoes — systematic and general, 

 179; Mosquito anatomy, 182; Mosquitoes — life-history and 

 habits, 183; Mosquito fighting, 183; Mosquitoes and disease, 

 185; Malaria, 186; Yellow fever, 189; Dengue, 192; Filarial 

 diseases and elephantiasis, 193; Leprosy, 193; Plague, 194; 

 Fleas, 198; Typhoid fever, 199; House-flies — anatomy, life- 

 history, habits, 200; House-flies and typhoid, 202; House-fly 

 and various diseases, 203; Human myiasis, 207; Stomoxys 

 and other flies, 208; tsetse-flies, 209; Typanosomes and Try- 

 panosomiasis, 210; Sleeping sickness, 211; Rocky mountain 

 fever and ticks, 212; Ticks and various diseases, 213; Kala- 

 azar and bedbugs, 216; Text or reference books, 216; Miscel- 

 laneous articles, 218. 



