PPT-Introduction Mosquitoes are the most important and prevalent vector of disease-causing

pathogens which pose serious risk to human health 1 The successful identification of mosquitoes to the species level is vital in public health monitoring of vector population abundance and distribution identification of invasive mosquito range and assessment of mosquitoborne disease risk. Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention. What do mosquitoes look like?. Where do mosquitoes live?. Can mosquitoes carry diseases?. What can happen if a disease-carrying mosquito bites me?. How can I prevent a mosquito from biting me?. . Immunity . - state of protection from an infectious disease.. . 430 BC – Greek historian Thucydides - Athenian plague. . 15. th. century – Chinese attempts to induce immunity. . 1718 – Mary Wortley Montagu – innoculated her children. Interesting Facts:. Locate its prey from100 feet away (30 meters). Mosquitoes have poor sights but senses by scent, light, and heat. . Notice lactic acid & especially carbon dioxide (CO2) . What do mosquitoes look like?. Where do mosquitoes live?. Can mosquitoes carry diseases?. What can happen if a disease-carrying mosquito bites me?. How can I prevent a mosquito from biting me?. …Mosquitoes?. Dana Balchunas, BSN, . M.Ed. , RN. April 19, 2019. For many VBDs, prevention is the only option. VBDs are becoming more prevalent. TYPES of VBDs are increasing. Personal protection for those at home/traveling. Diseases of Minnesota. Vectorborne. Diseases Unit. Last Updated July 25, 2019. What is a . mosquitoborne. disease and . why should you care about it?. People can get a . mosquitoborne. . disease when they are bitten by a . VCE Agent Kirsten . Buhls. VCE Intern Jesse Muzzy. Mosquito Facts. Worldwide. : over 3,000 species . Virginia. : about 40 different species, variety of habitats.  . Mosquitoes are largely aquatic with most of their development occurring in or near stagnant water.  . Control.  . . Vectors. Vectors are invertebrates or . arthropods . or animals . which transmit disease either through ingestion, . injection or . contact. . Nuisance Pests: Cockroach. A female German cockroach only needs to mate once. She can fertilize all the eggs she will produce in her 9 month lifespan and produce about 200 offspring. The Kingdom Formally Known as Protista. Protists are . single-celled . and usually move by cilia, flagella, or by amoeboid mechanisms.. The Artist Fomerly Known as Prince. DOMAIN EUKARYA. “KINGDOM PROTISTA”. 2 Figure 1Optical microscopy of albopictus (C6/36) cell cultures infected by Mayaro or DENV. Uninfected C6/36 cells (), MAYV-infected C6/36 cells (), DENV-1-infected C6/36 cells (). Cells were culture 1 1. What is Dengue and how Dengue spreads?  Dengue is an outbreak prone seasonal viral disease, transmitted through bites of female adult Aedes mosquitoes. 2. How does the Aedes mosquito look Raharimalala. F.N.. 1 , 2. ,. . Boukraa. S.. 1.  , . Bawin. T.. 1. , Zimmer J.-Y.. 1. , Francis F.. 1. 1. Functional . and Evolutionary Entomology – University of Liege (. GxABT. ) – Belgium. Parasites. . are traditionally considered to be . protists. , . worms and arthropods, adapting themselves to live in or on another organisms termed host. The relationship between two dissimilar organisms that are adapted to living together is called symbiosis and the associates are . Vectorborne. Diseases Unit. Last Updated May 2023. What is a . mosquitoborne. disease and . why should you care about it?. People can get a . mosquitoborne. disease when they are bitten by a mosquito that is infected with a disease agent.