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Mosquito-borne diseases or mosquito-borne illnesses are diseases caused by bacteria, viruses or parasites transmitted by mosquitoes. Nearly 700 million people contract mosquito-borne illnesses each year, resulting in more than a million deaths.
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.
Either via their bite, as in the case of malaria spread by mosquitoes, or via their faeces, as in the case of Chagas' Disease spread by Triatoma bugs or epidemic typhus spread by human body lice. Many invertebrates are responsible for transmitting diseases.
How are mosquito-borne illnesses diagnosed? It’s virtually impossible for doctors to diagnose a mosquito-borne illness on symptoms alone. “West Nile and Eastern equine encephalitis can cause ...
The most common mosquito-borne diseases in the U.S. are West Nile, malaria, and eastern equine encephalitis. More than just a summertime annoyance, mosquitoes can also spread disease.
West Nile is the leading cause of mosquito-borne disease in the continental United States. While most people with the illness do not become ill, around 1 in 150 infected people develop a serious ...
Pages in category "Insect-borne diseases" ... List of insect-borne diseases; Mosquito-borne disease; A. African horse sickness; African trypanosomiasis; B. Barmah ...
As mosquito season continues, public health officials in the U.S. have been tracking several different illnesses caused by the pesky flying insect. Health officials are reporting at least eighteen ...