MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY

ASSIGN TASK # 1

TOPIC: Introduction to Medical Entomology

NAME:_____________________________ DATE:______________

QUESTIONS: Kindly write your answers to the yellow paper.

1. Define entomology.

2. Define medical entomology.

3. Discuss existing public health problems associated with arthropods.

4. Explain the different disease transmission mechanisms by arthropods.

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ASSIGN TASK # 2

TOPIC: Advantages and disadvantages of Anthropods

NAME:_____________________________ DATE:______________

QUESTIONS: Kindly write your answers to the yellow paper.

1. List common identification characteristics for arthropods.

2. Explain taxonomy of arthropods.

3. Discuss health effects and benefits of arthropods.

4. Enumerate the arthropod habitats.

5. Discuss the general methods of control of arthropods.

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ASSIGN TASK # 3

TOPIC: The Insects

NAME:_____________________________ DATE:______________

QUESTIONS: Kindly write your answers to the yellow paper.

1. Discuss why insects are diverse in the world.

2. Describe the use of insects.

3. List the orders of class insecta.

4. Discuss in brief about public health importance of diptera and anoplura and
citing examples of each.

5. Discuss about different insect collecting techniques

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ASSIGN TASK # 4

TOPIC: The Morphology of Insects

NAME:_____________________________ DATE:______________

QUESTIONS: Kindly write your answers to the yellow paper.

1. Discuss external morphology of insects

2. State internal morphology of insects

3. Briefly explain about types of reproduction in insects

4. What are the functions of the integument/exoskeleton

in arthropods.
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ASSIGN TASK # 5

TOPIC: The Morphology of Insects part.2

NAME:_____________________________ DATE:______________

QUESTIONS: Kindly write your answers to the yellow paper.

1. Discuss the different phases of insect growth and development.

2. Explain about environmental factors that affect insect growth and development.

3. Discuss complete and incomplete metamorphosis.