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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.
Another virus spread by mosquitoes, Eastern equine encephalitis, is less widespread but deadlier. This month, a 41-year-old New Hampshire man without any underlying medical problems died of EEE.
A rare and dangerous mosquito-borne illness is spreading through New England, putting states on high alert with one death already confirmed following an infection. Cases of eastern equine ...
Mosquitoes pick up the virus after they bite an infected person, then spread it by biting others, according to Jason Farned, district manager of the San Gabriel Valley Mosquito and Vector Control ...
West Nile virus is the leading cause of mosquito-borne ... It was first identified in the Western Hemisphere in August 1999 after people were diagnosed in New York City. Dengue viruses are spread ...
Zika virus is a mosquito-borne flavivirus closely related to the dengue and yellow fever viruses. While mosquitoes are the vector, the main reservoir species remains unknown, though serological evidence has been found in both West African monkeys and rodents. [33] [34]
West Nile fever is an infection by the West Nile virus, which is typically spread by mosquitoes. [1] In about 80% of infections people have few or no symptoms. [2] About 20% of people develop a fever, headache, vomiting, or a rash. [1] In less than 1% of people, encephalitis or meningitis occurs, with associated neck stiffness, confusion, or ...
The virus lives in animals like monkeys, birds, rodents and sloths, and is commonly spread to humans by infected midges (small flies) or mosquitoes. Outbreaks of the Oropouche virus primarily ...