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Mosquito Diseases
Mosquitoes are considered one of the
most dangerous creatures on the planet because of their ability
The CDC reports that the insects kill more than one million people a year just
through the transmission of malaria. Add to that the numbers of those sickened
and killed by other mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue fever, yellow fever
and West Nile virus, and it’s easy to see how they earned their dangerous
reputation. In recent years the rate of infection has risen dramatically,
and a growing number of scientists are now concerned that global warming will
translate into an explosive growth of mosquito-borne diseases worldwide.
These are some of the most prevalent
diseases spread around the world by mosquito bites:
Zika
Virus
The Zika virus is typically
transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito, but it can also be
spread
There is no vaccine, treatment or
cure for the disease and travelers to infected areas are being urged to prevent
mosquito bites as the best and only protection against the disease.
Pregnant women are being warned against travel to countries where Zika is
present because of risk to their unborn babies.
Most people infected with Zika (80%)
have no symptoms or don’t realise they have it because symptoms are typically
mild. Common signs to look out for include slight fever, rash, joint pain
and conjunctivitis (red eyes).
Malaria
Caused by parasites, primarily Plasmodium
falciparum or Plasmodium vivax. Female Anopheles mosquitoes
pick up the parasites by feeding on infected humans. The parasites develop in a
Once in the human body, malaria
parasites migrate to the liver, where they grow and multiply. Eventually the
parasites move into the blood stream to continue developing in red blood cells.
As they multiply and are released, they destroy the blood cells. This is the
stage when those infected begin to show symptoms such as fevers, chills,
sweating, headaches and other flu-like conditions. The infection can sometimes
produce even more severe reactions, including kidney failure and death,
especially if left untreated.
Quinine and other anti-malarial
drugs cure patients by attacking the parasites in the blood.
West
Nile virus
A viral infection carried in the
blood of birds. Culex mosquitoes pick it by feeding on infected birds,
then, after it spreads through their systems, pass it to humans through their
saliva during feeding.
The West Nile virus multiplies in
the human blood stream and is carried to the brain, where it begins to affect
the central nervous system and causes inflammation of brain tissue, known as
encephalitis. If this happens, a person will develop high fever, headaches,
swollen lymph nodes and stiff neck.
In the most severe cases, the
infection can lead to convulsions, coma and death. Even if a severely infected
person survives, there is a good chance of permanent neurological damage.
There is no specific treatment of
West Nile virus.
Dengue
fever
Another infection caused by one of
four viruses common to tropical and subtropical climates. The disease is spread
by Aedes mosquitoes in much the same way as West Nile and other
encephalitic viruses. A mosquito is able to transmit dengue about a week after
biting an infected person.
As the dengue virus multiplies and
damages cells, an infected person begins to show symptoms similar to other
infections: High fever, headaches, back and joint pain, rashes and eye pain. If
the fever lasts up to a week and is followed by bruising and bleeding, those
are symptoms of dengue hemorrhagic fever.
Like most viruses, there is no
specific treatment. Doctors recommend acetaminophen, plenty of fluids and rest
for dengue and hospitalization for hemorrhagic fever.
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