Fly Bite

Aka: Fly Bite, Flies, Black Fly, Simuliidae, Horse Fly, Tabanidae, Deer Fly, Gadfly, Louse Fly, Sand Fly, Phlebotomus, Snipe Fly, Tsetse Fly, Stable Fly

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II. Pathophysiology

  1. Type of Diptera (2 winged Insect)

III. Types: Flies

  1. Black Fly (Simuliidae)
    1. Bite during day near streams (and attracted to dark moving objects)
    2. Disease vector for Onchocerciasis (Africa)
  2. Horse Fly, Deer Fly or Gadfly (Tabanidae)
    1. Bite on warm, cloudy days
  3. Louse Fly
  4. Sand Fly (small, moth-like Insects)
    1. Bite at night in damp areas
    2. Disease vector for Leishmaniasis (Southern U.S., Central and South America, Asia and Africa)
  5. Snipe Fly
    1. Bite during daytime
    2. Risk of severe Allergic Reaction (Western U.S.)
  6. Stable Fly (appear similar to house fly)
    1. Bite during daytime (especially during thunder storms)
  7. Tsetse Fly
    1. Bite during daytime even through clothing
    2. Disease vector for African Trypanosomiasis

IV. Management

  1. See Mosquito Bite

V. Prevention

  1. See Vector-borne Disease Prevention

VI. References

  1. Juckett (2013) Am Fam Physician 88(12): 841-7 [PubMed]

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