The Silent Killer
It’s small, quick and hungry. It weights less than an ounce, and is about ⅛ inch to ¾ inch long (Mosquito, 2015). There are over 3,500 different species around the world (Mosquito Facts-33, 2014). This creature travels throughout the globe sucking blood from thousands of innocent people and leaving behind welts and taking lives. What is the most dangerous animal in the world? The mosquito. The mosquito can live in many types of environments, reproduce quickly, and can bite you unexpectedly. By educating ourselves about mosquitoes, we can learn about all the diseases they carry and how to prevent and treat these diseases. This knowledge could end up saving your life.
Mosquitos have been around for around 100 million years …show more content…
West Nile Virus is a virus that affects the brain and body. Many victims are infected with the West Nile Virus don’t know that they have it because there is no symptoms. Because there are no symptoms, it usually evolves to West Nile Fever or severe West Nile Disease. The people who develop West Nile Fever have symptoms of fever, headache, tiredness, body aches, nausea, vomiting, and occasionally a skin rash and swollen lymph glands (West nile virus, 2011). When people develop severe West Nile Disease the symptoms are much worse. The symptoms for West Nile Disease include headache, high fever, neck stiffness, stupor, disorientation, coma, tremors, convulsions, muscle weakness, and paralysis (West nile virus, 2011). West Nile Virus is most commonly found in places like Europe, Africa, West Asia, Middle East and North America. According to the American Mosquito Control Association, 2014, “As of 2014, there have been 36,437 cases of WNV reported to the Center of Disease Control. Of these, 15,774 have resulted in meningitis/encephalitis and 1,538 were fatal. The CDC estimates that there have been at least 1.5 million infections (82% are asymptomatic) and over 350,000 cases of West Nile Fever. The disease is grossly under reported due to its similarity to other viral infections. There is currently no vaccine to prevent West Nile Virus. People with severe West Nile Disease have to be …show more content…
Louis Encephalitis, La Crosse Encephalitis, and Western Equine Encephalitis. Encephalitis is known as an inflammation of the brain. Most of these diseases infect large animals like horses and will eventually be transferred to humans. But others infect small animals such as birds and then transfers to humans. To prevent any of these mosquito encephalitis diseases you should wear appropriate clothing, use bug repellant and avoid the outdoors when mosquitoes are
It’s small, quick and hungry. It weights less than an ounce, and is about ⅛ inch to ¾ inch long (Mosquito, 2015). There are over 3,500 different species around the world (Mosquito Facts-33, 2014). This creature travels throughout the globe sucking blood from thousands of innocent people and leaving behind welts and taking lives. What is the most dangerous animal in the world? The mosquito. The mosquito can live in many types of environments, reproduce quickly, and can bite you unexpectedly. By educating ourselves about mosquitoes, we can learn about all the diseases they carry and how to prevent and treat these diseases. This knowledge could end up saving your life.
Mosquitos have been around for around 100 million years …show more content…
West Nile Virus is a virus that affects the brain and body. Many victims are infected with the West Nile Virus don’t know that they have it because there is no symptoms. Because there are no symptoms, it usually evolves to West Nile Fever or severe West Nile Disease. The people who develop West Nile Fever have symptoms of fever, headache, tiredness, body aches, nausea, vomiting, and occasionally a skin rash and swollen lymph glands (West nile virus, 2011). When people develop severe West Nile Disease the symptoms are much worse. The symptoms for West Nile Disease include headache, high fever, neck stiffness, stupor, disorientation, coma, tremors, convulsions, muscle weakness, and paralysis (West nile virus, 2011). West Nile Virus is most commonly found in places like Europe, Africa, West Asia, Middle East and North America. According to the American Mosquito Control Association, 2014, “As of 2014, there have been 36,437 cases of WNV reported to the Center of Disease Control. Of these, 15,774 have resulted in meningitis/encephalitis and 1,538 were fatal. The CDC estimates that there have been at least 1.5 million infections (82% are asymptomatic) and over 350,000 cases of West Nile Fever. The disease is grossly under reported due to its similarity to other viral infections. There is currently no vaccine to prevent West Nile Virus. People with severe West Nile Disease have to be …show more content…
Louis Encephalitis, La Crosse Encephalitis, and Western Equine Encephalitis. Encephalitis is known as an inflammation of the brain. Most of these diseases infect large animals like horses and will eventually be transferred to humans. But others infect small animals such as birds and then transfers to humans. To prevent any of these mosquito encephalitis diseases you should wear appropriate clothing, use bug repellant and avoid the outdoors when mosquitoes are