- Pathogenesis/Vector
- Presentation of Maternal Infection
- Diagnosis
- Fetal/Neonatal Abnormalities
- Vaccines

Dengue

Zika Virus

Rift Valley Fever

Chikungunya

West Nile Virus

Yellow Fever

Japanese Encephalitis

Spread most often by mosquitos in tropical and sub-temperate climates of Asia, Japanese Encephalitis Virus typically affects children under age 15, but is the leading cause of viral encephalitis in children and adults in Asia.

Japanese Encephalitis Virus (JEV)

The most widely spread arbovirus in the world, West Nile Virus is primarily spread to humans through mosquitos. West Nile virus infections may produce febrile illness or severe fever; however, most individuals who are infected with the virus are asymptomatic. Outbreaks of West Nile are so dangerous because, currently, there are not any available vaccines or antiviral treatments. 

West Nile

Dengue viruses are vector-borne diseases commonly found in tropical and subtropical climates that cause fever, nausea, rashes and body aches. In high risk areas, Dengue is the leading cause of death therefore it is essential that there is appropriate investment in surveillance methods that can prevent outbreaks of Dengue. 

A viral disease most often spread to humans from domesticated animals in sub-Saharan Africa. Rift Valley Fever is more likely to cause severe illness in the animals than in the humans the virus is spread to.

Discovered in east Africa, Chikungunya virus is spread by mosquitoes across Asia and South America as well, causing a flu like illness.

Chikungunya virus (CHIKV)

Yellow Fever Virus is primarily spread through mosquitoes in densely populated areas of Africa.

Yellow Fever Virus (YFV)

First isolated in the Zika forest in Uganda, this virus is spread primarily by mosquitos in tropical and subtropical climates.

- Dengue
- Zika
- Japanese Encephalitis
- West Nile
- Rift Valley Fever
- Chikungunya
- Yellow Fever

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Arboviruses are viruses continuously spread in nature through biological transmission  from arthropods to humans and animals. 

Vector borne viral diseases (Arboviruses) 

- Vector-Borne Diseases
- Arboviruses Causing Pregnancy Associated Infections
- Neglected Tropical Diseases
- Zoonotic Diseases

Categories of Infectious Diseases



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Pregnancy Associated Arbovirus Infections

Mosquitoes are one of the most important vectors of arboviruses. Common viruses transmitted by mosquitoes: dengue, zika, yellow fever, chikungunya, and many others. 

Mosquitoes and Emerging Pathogens

Arboviruses Causing Pregnancy Associated Infections

- Chikungunya
- Dengue
- Rift Valley fever
- Yellow Fever
- Zika
- Japanese encephalitis
- West Nile fever
- Sandfly fever (phlebotomus fever)
- Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever
- Tick-borne encephalitis

Examples of vector borne viral diseases (arboviruses)

Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) encompass a multitude of diseases including parasitic, viral and bacterial infections. NTDs differ from other tropical diseases, such as Malaria, because there is a significant absence of investment in active disease surveillance, lack of available healthcare services and a low involvement by local, state and federal public health agencies. NTDs disproportionately affect developing countries, where access to health care is poor. However, NTDs are also present in areas with high rates of poverty in the United States. NTDs can diminish quality of life and socioeconomic opportunities; as a result, these diseases reinforce the cycle of poverty among already disadvantaged populations.


Neglected Tropical Diseases

Vector borne disease is a disease that is transmitted to humans, plants, and animals by any arthropod species. 

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