Insects and Diseases / A Popular Account of the Way in Which Insects may Spread or Cause some of our Common Diseases

by Rennie Wilbur Doane

King, A.F.G. Insects and Disease; Mosquitoes and Malaria. Pop. Sci. Mo., XXIII, 1883, pp. 644–658. Extended article in which the author sums up the observations which led him to believe that malaria and other diseases were transmitted by the mosquito. One of the earliest articles on this subject; refers to an article in New Orleans Med. & Surg. Jour., Vol. IV, 1848, pp. 563–601, by Josiah Nott, who maintained that yellow fever was carried by mosquitoes.

Manson, Patrick. Recent Advances in Science and Their Bearing on Medicine and Surgery. Jour. Trop. Med. & Hyg., XI, pp. 337–338, Sept. 16, 1908. Discussion of parasites and disease and their methods of dissemination.

Newstead, R., Dutton, J.E., and Todd, J.L. Insects and Other Arthropoda Collected in the Congo Free State. Ann. Trop. Med. & Parasit., Vol. 1, No. 1, Feb. 1, 1907, pp. 3–100. An interesting paper giving notes on many insects that cause or carry disease.

Nuttall, G.H.F. Spirochætosis in Man and Animals. Jour. of Roy. Inst. of Pub. Health, 1908. Why Spirochætes should be regarded as Protozoa. Classification; list of blood-inhabiting forms; relapsing fevers; transmission by ticks and other Arthropods.

O'Connell, M.D. The Oversea Transport of Insect-borne Disease. Jour. Trop. Med. & Hyg., XI, 43, Feb. 1, 1908. Refers to article in same journal (Jan. 15) and points out that malaria is very likely to be transmitted by mosquitoes in this way.

Osborn, Herbert. Insects Affecting Domestic Animals. U.S. Dept. of Agric., Div. of Ento., Bull. No. 5, N.S., 1896. Discusses the various insect pests of man and domestic animals Host lists. Bibliography.

Rickets, H.T., and Wilder, R.M. The Typhus Fever of Mexico. Jour. Amer. Med. Assn., LIV, No. 6, Feb. 5, 1910, p. 463. Believes this disease is transmitted by insects, probably lice.

Ritchie, James. A Review of Current Theories Regarding Immunity. Jour. Hyg., 2, 1902, pp. 215–285, and pp. 452–464. Discussion of various theories. Bibliography.

Shipley, A.E. On the Relation of Certain Cestode and Nematoda Parasites to Bacterial Disease. Jour. of Eco. Biol., 4, 1909, pp. 61–71. Shows that these parasites may often cause serious diseases by opening the way for malignant germs.