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What is Biological classification of rift valley fever mosquito?
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∙ 10y ago
The virus is transmitted through mosquito vectors, as well as through contact with the tissue of infected animals.
Two species: Culex tritaeniorhynchus and Aedes vexans are known to transmit the virus.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 10y agoAedes vexans, Ae. ochraceus, and Ae. dalzieli mosquitoes, as well as other mosquitoes and blood-sucking insects, such as the sandfly Phlebotomus duboscqui are the vectors of Rift Valley Fever.
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∙ 10y agoThe disease is caused by the RVF virus, a member of the genus Phlebovirus in the family Bunyaviridae. This is a negative stranded RNA virus.
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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 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.
Water borne diseases in Africa that can kill you?
cholera, typhoid, dysentery as well as those carried by mosquito's and other hosts in the proximity to water: malaria, yellow fever, rift valley fever AMONGST OTHERS
What Cause's yellow fever?
When you get bit by the mosquito that transmits it. (you can find this mosquito in the Amazon).
When was the first antibiotic used to treat valley fever?
Valley fever is not caused by a bacteria and so an antibiotic cannot be used to treat Valley fever. Valley fever is treated with an antifungal.
Is dengue fever airborne?
No Dengue fever can spread only by bite of mosquito. Mosquito acts as the carrier for dengue virus thus it is not airborne
Which mosquito-borne illness is called as breakebone fever.?
The name of that fever is 'Dengue'.
The organism that transmits malarial fever is?
Mosquito
What is the bug that spreads yellow fever?
mosquito
What is them scientific name for valley fever?
The scientific name for Valley fever is coccidioidomycoses.
How is yellow fever spred?
Type your answer here... Yellow fever is found only in parts of South America and Africa. People get yellow fever from the bite of an infected female mosquito. The mosquito injects the yellow fever virus into the bite. Symptoms start 3 to 6 days after being bitten by an infected mosquito. Yellow fever is diagnosed by a blood test.
Does male anopheles mosquito cause fever?
yes
