Aedes aegypti

Influences of Environmental and Health Behavior Change on Dengue Fever As stated by the World Health Organization, dengue fever is reportedly the fastest spreading vector disease in the world (Dengue Vaccine Initiative, 2014). There are numerous prevention and treatment interventions that have been implemented across the globe. However, the prevalence of dengue fever is not diminishing, specifically in underdeveloped countries that are lacking extreme measures of mosquito control. Due to the dengue

Mosquitoes are the host to many diseases the pose a threat to humans, domestic animals, and wildlife. Endemic birds are the most affected by the transmission of avian diseases through mosquitoes. Controlling the mosquito popular is key in bringing back the native bird population. The Native Hawaiian bird population is particularly prone to mosquitoes and other foreign pests because of how isolated Hawaii is from the rest of the world. Native Hawaiian birds outside of the range of mosquitoes at

disease. Singapore provides a perfect environment for breeding and has an ongoing battle with dengue. The problem we face now with the population growth of the Aedes mosquitos is that the greater the population of the mosquito, the higher the risk of dengue fever. The reason dengue is so serious, is the fact that it can be potentially fatal. Aedes mosquitos breed in clean stagnant water, with a life cycle of seven days. They are the only mosquitos that carry the viral dengue disease. Expansion of human

Floris van Breugel put Aedes Aegypti ( female mosquitoes that carry diseases) in a wind tunnel. At the other end of the wind tunnel he put a human figure at the other end to see if it would attract the mosquito. No mosquitos came until the pumped carbon dioxide into the air as soon as he kept pumping carbon dioxide into the air they became so close to the dark spot that the carbon dioxide couldn't reach them that close to the floor. In Breugel other experiments, he found when placing a warm dark

Dengue fever is a viral infection that is spread by the tiger mosquito (Aedes Aegypti). It has black and yellow strips and usually bites in the early morning or at dawn. The virus enters and breeds in white blood cells. Symptoms typically start appearing five to eight days after being ill. The virus has five diverse styles of increasing severity. Infection with one category gives lifetime immunity to it and short-term immunity to the other categories. The dengue virus isn 't transmittable and can

Zika is a virus that is rapidly being spread mostly by the bite of the Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes. These mosquitoes lay eggs in or around standing water. This disease has been seen in many parts of the world such as Bolivia, Brasil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Suriname, Venezuela, and the United States. Zika has been seen in primates for several years in Uganda since 1947. Five years later, the virus was seen in humans (CDC.gov). The earliest large outbreak

The Yellowing of Philadelphia Yellow fever is non-contagious viral disease transmitted to humans by the Aedes or the Haemagogus species of mosquitoes. Yellow fever is known for affecting humans, but also monkeys and many other animals. The disease mainly occurs in parts of Africa and South America, however, only some countries in Africa and South America have actually had Yellow fever outbreaks. These countries sporadic outbreaks occur almost exclusively to forestry and agricultural workers

Dengue is a type of vector-borne viral disease, transmitted by the Aedes mosquitoes. Dengue has four antigenically different virus stereotypes (DENV 1-4), (though there was a report in 2013 that identified a fifth stereotype) (Guzman & Harris, 2015) (Dengue, 2016) (Normile, 2013). It is estimated that there are 50 million new cases of dengue fever each year worldwide. A portion of these cases can develop into sever infections, namely dengue hemorrhagic fever and dengue shock syndrome, these sever

Insects-the most diverse group of animals on Earth, are the major group from arthropods class. Insects could be found in almost everywhere, in any conditions, and environments, which why we would classify insects as the most successful, and diverse organisms to dominate the earth’s population. However, these magnificent, simple yet sophisticated organisms are capable to produce massive casualties. The manner of how these diseases are introduced to human through insects will further be discussed in

Wallace Line between Australia and Asia. Because Australia is isolated from the Asian land mass its biodiversity is rich with different species and ecosystems. However, due to trade and human transport methods the highly adaptable and dispersive Aedes albopictus (typically native to Asia) has been located in the Torres Strait (between Papua New Guinea and Australia) with invasion to mainland Australia imminent. This r-strategist has adapted to different environments to promote egg fecundity and