Medical EntomologyMedical Entomology• Entomology: the science that concerned in the study of insects.• There are many of medically important insects, that cause
disease to human by itself or by transporting infective stage of another parasite.
1. Pediculus humanus “Lice”2. Fleas3. Hard ticks & Soft ticks4. Mites5. Cimix lectularis “Bed Bug”6. Sand fly7. Tse tse8. Anopheles mosqueto
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Pediculus humanus “Lice”Pediculus humanus “Lice”• Cause pediculosis.
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Lice egg
FleasFleas
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Hard Ticks & Soft Ticks Hard Ticks & Soft Ticks
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Raed Z. Ahmed, Medical Parasitology Lab.,2012
Hard Ticks & Soft Ticks Hard Ticks & Soft Ticks
Mites Mites
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Mite egg
Cause scabies
Cimix lectularis “Bed Bug”Cimix lectularis “Bed Bug”
Raed Z. Ahmed, Medical Parasitology Lab.,2012