CLINICAL MEDICINE

MEDICINE

INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Mosquitoes are responsible for spreading diseases like ____
A
Dengue
B
Malaria
C
Zika
D
Yellow Fever
E
Influenza
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Yellow fever virus is transmitted to people primarily through the bite of infected Aedes or Haemagogus species mosquitoes. Mosquitoes acquire the virus by feeding on infected primates (human or non-human) and then can transmit the virus to other primates (human or non-human).

Detailed explanation-2: -Mosquito-borne diseases are those spread by the bite of an infected mosquito. Diseases that are spread to people by mosquitoes include Zika virus, West Nile virus, Chikungunya virus, dengue, and malaria.

Detailed explanation-3: -Yellow fever (YF) is an African mosquito-borne infection of primates. It is caused by a virus of the Flavivirus genus of the Flaviviridae family. In its natural habitat, it is transmitted between monkeys by forest-dwelling primatophilic Aedes mosquitoes.

Detailed explanation-4: -Only Anopheles mosquitoes can transmit malaria and they must have been infected through a previous blood meal taken from an infected person. When a mosquito bites an infected person, a small amount of blood is taken in which contains microscopic malaria parasites.

Detailed explanation-5: -Aedes aegypti is known to transmit dengue virus, yellow fever virus, chikungunya virus, and Zika virus.

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