Vital Signs: Illnesses on the Rise from Mosquito, Tick, and Flea Bites

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Infectious Diseases. 05/01/2018 This Web page provides information about bites from mosquitoes, ticks, and fleas, which can be vectors for spreading pathogens and vector-borne disease, like dengue, Zika, Lyme, or plague. It discusses what state and local public health agencies can do, and provides a video and sections about Overview, Problem, Infographic, What Can Be Done, and Issue Details. (Video or Multimedia)

Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - May 2, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: The U.S. National Library of Medicine Source Type: news