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A u.s. army major headed a commission that establisted that yellow fever was transmitted by the ades aegypti mosquito. Who was the major?
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What type of mosquito is the carrier of yellow fever?
Aedes aegypti
What is coquillettidia fuscopennata?
Coquillettidia fuscopennata is the scientific name for the yellow fever virus which is transmitted through the bite of an infected aedes aegypti mosquito. Most cases are in Africa and south America.
What do you call the female mosquito that carry dengue?
an aedes aegypti mosqutip
What kind of mosquito who carries dengue fever and has stripes on their back?
The species of mosquito that causes dengue fever is from the bite of a striped Aedes aegypti mosquito which is also a female mosquito.
What is the name of the dengue carrier mosquito?
Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes are the only ones that have the ability to transmit dengue virus to humans. In both species the cause of bite are the females need blood to produce eggs.
Which is the nonfatal viral disease transmitted by aedes mosquito?
Malaria is not a correct answer here. Malaria is a disease caused by a parasite protozoa called Plasmodium- not a viral disease- that infects and is transmitted by the Anophelesnot the Aedes mosquito. The correct answer here is: The usually non-fatal viral disease caused by Aedes aegypti is dengue, often referred to as dengue fever or "break bone" fever.
Dengue Fever how it is spread?
By a striped Aedes aegypti mosquito that has previosly bitten an infected person.
What is Aedes aegypt?
It is the yellow fever mosquito. Aedes aegypti is a mosquito that can spread the dengue fever, Chikungunya yellow fever viruses and other diseases.
Does the yellow fever bug have a yellow belly?
No. the species of mosquito that carries it is aedes aegypti, its stomach is more of a red.
What is the diffence between malaria and dengue fever diseases?
malaria - protist infection called plasmodiumvector- a mosquito called anophelesdengue-viral infectionvector- commonly by a mosquito Aedes aegypti
What are Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus?
Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus also known as the Asian Tiger Mosquito, are two mosquitos of the genus Aedes that are notorious for spreading Dengue Fever. However, other mosquito species may be capable of spreading Dengue, notably Aedes polynesiensis and Aedes scutellaris.
What is the micro organisum for dengue fever?
By being bitten by a striped Aedes aegypti mosquito that has previosly bitten an infected person.
