Mosquito bites not only cause itching, but also carry various diseases. These infections can lead to high fever, muscle pain, rashes, neurological complications, and even death.
Mosquitoes attract attention not only with their itching bites that cause discomfort in the summer months but also as carriers of diseases that pose serious threats to health.
Every year, millions of people get infected with mosquito-borne infectious diseases. This poses a serious threat to public health. Diseases transmitted by mosquitoes pass viruses and parasites, causing serious symptoms and in some cases even death.
1. Malaria:
Transmitted by Plasmodium parasites carried by Anopheles mosquitoes. Malaria manifests with symptoms such as high fever, chills, sweating, and weakness and is especially common in tropical regions.
2. Dengue fever:
This virus carried by Aedes mosquitoes causes high fever, headache, muscle and joint pains, and rashes. In severe cases, bleeding may also occur.
3. Zika virus:
Transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, Zika usually presents with mild symptoms. Fever, rash, and joint pain may also occur. There is a high risk of developmental brain abnormalities in babies of pregnant women.
4. West Nile virus:
The West Nile virus carried by Culex mosquitoes is asymptomatic in most people but can cause serious and potentially fatal encephalitis and meningitis in some cases.
5. Yellow fever:
Yellow fever transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes causes serious symptoms such as high fever, jaundice, bleeding, and organ failure. Vaccination is possible.
6. Chikungunya virus:
Chikungunya, carried by Aedes mosquitoes, causes high fever and severe joint pain. The pain can last for weeks.
8. Elephantiasis:
Parasites carried by Culex mosquitoes affect the lymphatic system, causing swelling and permanent damage. //Medicina.az
