Mosquito - Wikipedia
WEBMosquitoes, the Culicidae, are a family of small flies consisting of 3,600 species. The word mosquito (formed by mosca and diminutive-ito) is Spanish and Portuguese for little fly. Mosquitoes have a slender segmented body, one pair of wings, three pairs of long hair-like legs, and specialized, highly elongated, piercing-sucking mouthparts.
Mosquito - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WEBMosquitoes are a vector (carrier) which carries disease-causing viruses and parasites from person to person. The principal mosquito borne diseases are the viral diseases yellow fever, dengue fever and malaria carried by the genera Anopheles and Culex.
Mosquito | Description, Life Cycle, Species, Diseases, & Facts
WEBMay 7, 2024 · A mosquito is any of approximately 3,500 species of insects known for the bloodsucking habits of the females. Mosquitoes are known to transmit serious diseases, including yellow fever, Zika fever, malaria, filariasis, and dengue.
Aedes - Wikipedia
WEBAedes (also known as the tiger mosquito) is a genus of mosquitoes originally found in tropical and subtropical zones, but now found on all continents except Antarctica.
Aedes albopictus - Wikipedia
WEBAedes albopictus (Stegomyia albopicta), from the mosquito (Culicidae) family, also known as the (Asian) tiger mosquito or forest mosquito, is a mosquito native to the tropical and subtropical areas of Southeast Asia.
Aedes aegypti - Wikipedia
WEBAedes aegypti (/ˈiːdiːz/ from Greek αηδής: "hateful" and /aɪˈdʒɛpti/ from Latin, meaning "of Egypt"), the yellow fever mosquito, is a mosquito that can spread dengue fever, chikungunya, Zika fever, Mayaro and yellow fever viruses, and other disease agents.
What is a Mosquito? | Mosquitoes | CDC
WEBJun 28, 2023 · Mosquitoes are common, flying insects that live in most parts of the world. Over 3,700 types of mosquitoes can be found worldwide. Not all mosquitoes bite people or animals. When mosquitoes bite people, the most common reactions to the bite are itching and swelling. Some mosquitoes can be vectors.
Mosquitoes | National Geographic
WEBScientific Name: Culicidae. Type: Invertebrates. Diet: Carnivore. Group Name: Swarm. Average Life Span: 2 weeks to 6 months. Size: 0.125 to 0.75 inches. Weight: 0.000088 ounces. Size relative to a...
Aedes - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WEBAedes - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Aedes is a genus of mosquito originally found in tropical and subtropical zones, but has spread by human activity to all continents excluding Antarctica. Several of the species transmit important human diseases and one species, Aedes albopictus, is the most invasive mosquito in the world.
List of mosquito genera - Wikipedia
WEBThere are 112 genera of mosquitoes, containing approximately 3,500 species. Human malaria is transmitted only by females of the genus Anopheles. Of the approximately 430 Anopheles species, while over 100 are known to be able to transmit malaria to humans, only 30–40 commonly do so in nature.
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