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Aedes aegypti (UK pronunciation: / ˈ iː d iː z /; US pronunciation: / ˈ 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.
A. aegypti only and dengue distribution in 2006. 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 ...
Zika fever (also known as Zika virus disease) is an illness caused by Zika virus. [80] Around 80% of cases are estimated to be asymptomatic, though the accuracy of this figure is hindered by the wide variance in data quality, and figures from different outbreaks can vary significantly. [ 81 ]
The disease is said to be hyperendemic in areas where more than one serotype is circulating; this increases the risk of severe disease on a second or subsequent infection. [72] Infections are most commonly acquired in urban environments where the virus is primarily transmitted by the mosquito species Aedes aegypti. [73]
[19] [170] A strain of Wolbachia helped to reduce the vector competence of the Zika virus in infected Aedes aegypti released in Medellin, Colombia. [171] Gene drive is a technique for changing wild populations, for instance to combat insects so they cannot transmit diseases (in particular mosquitoes in the cases of malaria and Zika). [172]
Common mosquito-borne viral diseases include yellow fever [101] and dengue fever transmitted mostly by Aedes aegypti. [102] Parasitic diseases transmitted by mosquitoes include malaria and lymphatic filariasis. The Plasmodium parasites that cause malaria are carried by female Anopheles mosquitoes.
Viral diseases Group Presentation Disease Primary vector Bunyavirales: Arbovirus encephalitis: La Crosse encephalitis: Aedes triseriatus (eastern tree hole mosquito) [1] Bunyavirales: Arbovirus encephalitis: Batai virus: Bunyavirales: Arbovirus encephalitis: Bwamba Fever: Bunyavirales: Arbovirus encephalitis: California encephalitis ...
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 ...