Answer to Question #269385 in Zoology for Jess

Question

ii.Explain how an increase in some Insect species populations could lead to the spread of diseases.

Answer 1

Infectious agents such as viruses (chikungunya virus, yellow fever, dengue fever, etc.), bacteria (Lyme disease, plague, etc.) and parasites can be transmitted by insects (mosquitoes, lice, fleas, bed bugs, etc). (malaria, sleeping sickness, leishmaniasis, filariasis, etc.).

Therefore, an increase in some Insect species populations could lead to the increased spread of diseases.