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Endemic range of yellow fever in Africa (2005) Endemic range of yellow fever in South America (2005) 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. [1]
Yellow fever is caused by yellow fever virus (YFV), an enveloped RNA virus 40–50 nm in width, the type species and namesake of the family Flaviviridae. [10] It was the first illness shown to be transmissible by filtered human serum and transmitted by mosquitoes, by American doctor Walter Reed around 1900. [32]
Aedes aegypti (UK: / ˈ iː d iː z /; US: / eɪ d z / or / ˈ eɪ d iː z / from Greek αηδής 'hateful' and / eɪ ˈ dʒ ɪ p t i / from Latin, meaning 'of Egypt'), the yellow fever mosquito, is a mosquito that can spread dengue fever, chikungunya, Zika fever, Mayaro and yellow fever viruses, and other disease agents.
When you think of yellow fever and other mosquito-borne illnesses, which are diseases that spread to people when they’re bitten by an infected mosquito, you probably assume they don’t happen ...
Aedes atlanticus is a species of mosquito native to the southeastern United States. It is known for carrying a number of pathogens that can infect humans, most notably yellow fever . Description
Anopheles mosquitoes throughout the tropics 228 million (2018) 405,000 (2018) fever, tiredness, vomiting, headache yellow skin, seizures, coma, death Schistosomiasis / ˌ ʃ ɪ s t ə s ə ˈ m aɪ ə s ɪ s / [7] [8] (snail fever, bilharzia, "schisto") 1975 Schistosoma flatworms (blood flukes) freshwater snails: throughout the tropics 252 ...
Aedes (also known as the tiger mosquito [1]) is a genus of mosquitoes originally found in tropical and subtropical zones, but now found on all continents except Antarctica. Some species have been spread by human activity : Aedes albopictus , a particularly invasive species , was spread to the Americas , including the United States , in the ...
This species of mosquito is an essential yellow fever vector in wooded habitats. [3] In addition to being a major vector of yellow fever, Aedes africanus also vectors pathogens such as dengue virus, West Nile virus, and Rift Valley fever virus. [1] [9] It is also a vector of Zika virus, the causal agent of Zika fever. [10]