insect-borne disease
nounUK /ˈɪn.sekt bɔːn dɪˈziːz/
US /ˈɪn.sekt bɔːrn dɪˈziːz/
A sickness you can get from a bug bite.
Malaria is an insect-borne disease spread by mosquito bites.
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2. A disease passed to humans or animals by insects such as mosquitoes, ticks, or fleas.
Health officials warned that insect-borne diseases rise during the rainy season.
3. An illness caused by germs that insects carry from one host to another.
Lyme disease is an insect-borne disease carried by ticks.
4. A category of infections studied in public health and travel medicine.
Travelers are advised to get vaccines against insect-borne diseases before visiting tropical regions.