A—Z Index of Vector-Borne Diseases and Conditions

At a glance

  • CDC addresses and monitors many vector-borne diseases and conditions.
  • An A–Z directory connects you to information about vector-borne diseases, conditions, and other topics.
A-Z card file index

About vector-borne diseases

Mosquitoes, ticks, and fleas that spread germs (pathogens) are called vectors. A person who gets bitten by a vector and gets sick has a vector-borne disease.

Index A-F

A

B

  • Bartonella
  • Bartonella henselae (see Bartonella)
  • Borrelia burgdorferi (see Lyme disease)
  • Borrelia hermsii (see soft tick relapsing fever)
  • Borrelia mayonii (see Lyme disease)
  • Borrelia miyamotoi (see hard tick relapsing fever)
  • Borrelia parkeri (see soft tick relapsing fever)
  • Borrelia recurrentis (see louse-borne relapsing fever)
  • Borrelia turicatae (see soft tick relapsing fever)
  • Bourbon

C


D

E

F

  • Francisella tularensis (see tularemia)
  • Fleas

Index G-M

G

  • No entries

H

I

J

K

  • No entries

L

M

Index N-S

N

  • No entries

O

P

Q

R

  • Rickettsia (see spotted fever group rickettsioses)
  • Rickettsia prowazekii (see epidemic typhus)
  • Rickettsia rickettsii (see Rocky Mountain spotted fever)
  • Rickettsia typhi (see murine typhus)
  • Rickettsialpox
  • Rift Valley fever
  • Rocky Mountain spotted fever (Rickettsia rickettsii)
  • Ross River

S

Index T-Z

T

U

V

  • Venezuelan equine encephalitis

W

X

  • No entries

Y

  • Yersinia pestis (see plague)
  • Yellow fever (vaccine available)

Z