list of insect-borne diseases list of insect-borne diseases this article contains a list of insect-borne diseases. they can take the form of parasitic worms, bacteria, protozoa, viruses, or the insects directly acting as a parasite. insect-borne diseases mosquitoes mosquitoes are vectors for a large number of diseases, the large majority being viral in nature. mosquito-borne viruses fall into four major groups: bunyavirales, flaviviridae, togaviridae, and reoviridae. they can present as either arbovirus encephalitis or viral hemorrhagic fevers. viral diseases grouppresentationdisease bunyaviralesarbovirus encephalitisla crosse encephalitis bunyaviralesarbovirus encephalitisbatai virus bunyaviralesarbovirus encephalitisbwamba fever bunyaviralesarbovirus encephalitiscalifornia encephalitis bunyaviralesarbovirus encephalitisjamestown canyon encephalitis bunyaviralesarbovirus encephalitisoropouche fever bunyaviralesarbovirus encephalitistahyna virus bunyaviralesarbovirus encephalitistete virus bunyaviralesviral hemorrhagic feverbunyamwera fever bunyaviralesviral hemorrhagic feverrift valley fever flaviviridaearbovirus encephalitisjapanese encephalitis flaviviridaearbovirus encephalitismurray valley encephalitis virus flaviviridaearbovirus encephalitisrocio viral encephalitis flaviviridaearbovirus encephalitissaint louis encephalitis flaviviridaearbovirus encephalitisspondweni fever flaviviridaearbovirus encephalitisusutu virus flaviviridaearbovirus encephalitiswest nile fever flaviviridaeviral hemorrhagic feverdengue fever flaviviridaeviral hemorrhagic feveryellow fever flaviviridaeviral hemorrhagic feverzika fever togaviridaearbovirus encephalitisbarmah forest virus togaviridaearbovirus encephalitischikungunya togaviridaearbovirus encephalitiseastern equine encephalitis togaviridaearbovirus encephalitismayaro virus disease togaviridaearbovirus encephalitiso'nyong'nyong fever togaviridaearbovirus encephalitispogosta disease togaviridaearbovirus encephalitisross river fever togaviridaearbovirus encephalitissemliki forest virus togaviridaearbovirus encephalitisvenezuelan equine encephalitis virus togaviridaearbovirus encephalitiswestern equine encephalitis virus reoviridaearbovirus encephalitisbanna virus non-viral diseases disease typedisease name parasitic flydermatobia hominis (myiasis) parasitic wormdirofilariasis parasitic wormlymphatic filariasis protozoamalaria virus (bunyavirales)lymphatic filariasis other insects insectdisease typedisease name black fly (simulium)parasitic wormmansonelliasis black fly (simulium)parasitic wormonchocerciasis (river blindness) deer fly (chrysopsinae)bacteriatularemia deer fly (chrysopsinae)parasitic wormloa loa filariasis fleabacteriamurine typhus fleabacteriaplague flour beetleparasitic wormhymenolepis nana (tapeworm) kissing bugprotozoachagas disease lousebacteriabacillary angiomatosis lousebacteriaepidemic typhus lousebacteriarelapsing fever lousebacteriatrench fever midge (culicoides)parasitic wormmansonelliasis midge (culicoides)virusoropouche fever sandfly (phlebotominae)bacteriacarrion's disease sandfly (phlebotominae)protozoaleishmaniasis sandfly (phlebotominae)virusadria virus (adrv) sandfly (phlebotominae)viruschandipura vesiculovirus sandfly (phlebotominae)viruspappataci fever tsetse flyprotozoaafrican trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) direct parasites typename fleahuman flea fleatungiasis fly (myiasis)cochliomyia hominivorax (screw-worm) fly (myiasis)cordylobia anthropophaga (blow-fly) fly (myiasis)dermatobia hominis (botfly) hemipterabed bug lousepediculosis capitis (head louse) lousepediculosis corporis (body louse) lousepediculosis pubis (crab louse)