Question

If your doctor asks you if a tick or mosquito has bitten you recently, what might she be trying to figure out?

Answer 1

SHE MIGHT BE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF I AM SUFFERING FROM DENGUE, MALARIA, ETC.

Answer 2

Hello friend,

As a doctor, I'm better suitable to answer this.

# Exact answer-

By asking whether you're bitten by tick or mosquito in past few days, the doctor is trying to figure out *vector born diseases*.

## Vector born diseases-

These are the infections transmitted by the bite of infected arthropod species such as mosquitoes, ticks, bugs, flies, etc.

# Diseases transmitted by mosquitoes -

- Dengue

- Malaria

- West nile fever

- Chikungunya

# Diseases transmitted by ticks -

- Lyme disease

- Babesiosis

- Anaplasmosis

- Rocky mountain spotted fever.

# Diseases transmitted by flies-

- Kala azar

- Onchocerciasis

- Trypanosomiasis

Hope this helps...