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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
How does someone have the dengue virus in their blood if they have not been bitten by Aedes mosquito?
Other than being bitten by an Aedes mosquito, someone can get the dengue virus in their blood through contamination.
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.
What is the type of mosquito that transmits Dengue virus to humans?
Aedes aegyptiAedes Egyptia.
What are the agents of dengue?
The Dengue Fever virus carried by a striped Aedes aegypti mosquito that has previously bitten an infected person.
How long does Dengue mosquito lives?
10 days
What kind of mosquito causes malaria?
The primary vector of West Nile virus in the United States is the Northern House Mosquito (Culex pipiens). However other species including Cx. restuans, Cx. quinquefasciatus, Oc. j. japonicus, Cx. salinarius, and others also transmit the virus.
What organism serves as a vector for malaria?
Malaria is not caused by an organism it is carried (virus) be the femail anopheles's mosquito
What is the difference between the dengue mosquito and the normal mosquito?
The bite of a normal mosquito and a dengue mosquito are the same. The symptoms of the dengue mosquito bite is different. The dengue mosquito carries a virus and could cause nausea, vomiting, and a loss of your appetite.
What are the agents of dengue fever?
The Dengue Fever virus carried by a striped Aedes aegypti mosquito that has previously bitten an infected person.
How does the transmission of dengue fever occur?
Dengue fever can occur when a mosquito carrying the arbovirus bites a human, passing the virus on to the new host.
Who spreads dengue?
Our common household mosquito - that is why it is so dangerous to get bitten by any mosquito. Dengue fever is different from our West Nile Virus of which our mosquito is the vector in that your second case of dengue fever can be deadly. It appears that the resistance your body develops to the first attack actually works with the virus on the second attack. That is why they are saying it is going to be 5 years or more before a treatment can be developed.
