BIOLOGY IN HUMAN WELFARE
HUMAN HEALTH AND DISEASE
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West Nile
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SARS
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Malaria
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Cholera
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Detailed explanation-1: -Malaria is a life-threatening disease caused by parasites that are transmitted to people through the bites of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes. It is preventable and curable. In 2021, there were an estimated 247 million cases of malaria worldwide.
Detailed explanation-2: -Diseases that are spread to people by mosquitoes include Zika virus, West Nile virus, Chikungunya virus, dengue, and malaria.
Detailed explanation-3: -Only Anopheles mosquitoes can transmit malaria and they must have been infected through a previous blood meal taken from an infected person.
Detailed explanation-4: -Dirofilaria are long, thin parasitic roundworms that infect a variety of mammals. Infection is transmitted by mosquito bites. There are many species of Dirofilaria, but human infection is caused most commonly by three species, D. immitis, D.
Detailed explanation-5: -Chikungunya virus is spread to people by the bite of an infected mosquito. The most common symptoms of infection are fever and joint pain.