Customer question:
What diseases does the tropical mosquito cause? Anonymous customer's question
Pharmacist's answer:
Tropical mosquitoes are known carriers of various diseases, as they can transmit various pathogens, including viruses, bacteria, and parasites, during their feeding. Tropical mosquitoes are an essential vector of many infectious diseases and are, therefore, the subject of many efforts to control and prevent them. Repellents, wearing protective clothing, mosquito nets, and other measures are essential to reduce the risk of infection.
Some of the most critical diseases include:
- The bites of mosquitoes of the genus Anopheles mainly transmit malaria. Parasites of the genus Plasmodium cause malaria.
- The bites of Aedes mosquitoes transmit dengue. The dengue virus causes dengue disease, characterized by fever, joint and muscle pain, skin rashes, and severe bleeding.
- Zika virus: is transmitted by the bites of Aedes mosquitoes. Infection with the Zika virus has been linked to congenital disabilities in the fetus, so prevention of infection among pregnant women is essential.
- The bites of Aedes mosquitoes transmit chikungunya. Chikungunya causes symptoms such as severe joint pain, fever, and rashes.
- Virus of yellow fever: is transmitted by the bites of mosquitoes of the genus Aedes or the genus Haemagogus in tropical and subtropical areas. Yellow fever causes severe fever, jaundice, and bleeding.
- Some mosquitoes transmit Filaria and cause diseases such as lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis (river blindness).
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