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.
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.