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Mosquito Borne Diseases
Mosquito-borne diseases of humans offer special challenges to those endeavoring to prevent or control disease outbreaks. A health-related mosquito problem is the ability of a mosquito to transmit infectious disease.
Common Area Diseases
In Bay County, health-related problems include Eastern Equine Encephalitis, St. Louis Encephalitis, and West Nile Virus. However, nearby in the Caribbean and Central American, other mosquito-transmitted diseases are common (e.g., dengue, malaria, and yellow fever.)
Pet Diseases
Dog Heartworm is a chronic disease of dogs (and sometimes cats) that is due to a mosquito-transmitted filarial worm parasite.
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Dengue Fever
Dengue is a disease with symptoms ranging from simple flu-like illness to severe hemorrhagic symptoms.
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Dog Heartworm Disease
Heartworm disease in dogs and related canines is caused by a filarial nematode.
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Eastern Equine Encephalitis
Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) is caused by a virus transmitted to humans and horses by the bite of an infected mosquito.
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Malaria
Presently, the major hazard of malaria transmission in Florida stems from people who have relapses, or cases recently acquired in foreign countries where malaria is common.
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St. Louis Encephalitis
We know that wild bird populations are central to the transmission cycle of St. Louis Encephalitis.
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West Nile Virus
The disease caused by the virus is known as encephalitis and can be severe in the elderly, but it is usually mild in healthy adults and children.
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Yellow Fever
Two forms of yellow fever exist: the urban form, and the sylvatic/jungle form.
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Zika Virus
Zika mosquito carriers (container breeders) bite people during the day. They don’t travel, but stay within a quarter mile of where they are born.
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Chickungunya Virus
Chickungunya is a virus transmitted by mosquitoes Aedes aegypti and Ae. Albopictus, and are the principal vectors in most of the world.