vektorivälitteisiltä

Vektorivälitteisiltä is a Finnish term used to describe phenomena that are transmitted by vectors, typically in a biological sense. In epidemiology and public health, the adjective (and its inflected forms) denotes diseases, pathogens, or transmission routes that rely on living organisms such as mosquitoes, ticks, fleas, or other arthropods to move from one host to another. The concept is central to understanding how certain infections spread and how prevention measures can be targeted.

The word is formed from vektori (vector) and välitteinen (mediated, transmitted), with the suffixes that produce the case- and number-specific forms seen in Finnish grammar. In use, vektorivälitteisiltä appears in phrases describing sources, risks, or protections related to vector-borne transmissions, often in plural or in a phrase that answers questions like “from whom?” or “from what?” for a given statement.

Common usage and examples include references to illnesses such as dengue, malaria, and Lyme borreliosis, which are transmitted via vectors. For instance, texts may discuss the prevalence of vektorivälitteisten tautien risk in a region, or emphasize protection measures to reduce exposure from vector-borne sources. The term is widely employed in public health planning, veterinary medicine, and ecological studies addressing how ecological factors influence vector populations and disease spread.

See also: vektori, vektoripohjaiset taudit, taudit, epidemiologia, torjunta.