Mosquito-Borne Diseases
Many people believe that mosquitoes are simply annoying insects that bite and leave an itchy bump that will simply disappear in a few days. What they don't realize is that these tiny biting insects can carry deadly diseases that cause thousands of illnesses and deaths each year. With the increase in international travel, no one is immune to mosquito-borne diseases.
The health risks from mosquito diseases can be avoided with effective mosquito control systems. Mosquito Magnet® Traps are scientifically proven to kill mosquitoes, as well as interrupt their breeding cycle. This offers your family and pets long-term protection against mosquito-borne diseases.
Symptoms of Mosquito Borne Diseases
| Facts | ||||||||||
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| Worldwide, mosquito-borne diseases kill more people than anything else. | ||||||||||
| Common Symptoms: | ||||||||||
| Head-ache | Fever | Fatigue | ||||||||
| Combined with: | ||||||||||
| Rash | + | Severe Joint Pain | + | Joint Swelling | = | Chikungunya | ||||
| Back Pain | + | Nausea/ Vomiting | + | Body Aches | = | West Nile Virus | ||||
| Confusion | + | Lethargy | + | Stiff Neck | = | Arborviral Encephalitides | ||||
| Chills | + | Discomfort/ Uneasiness | + | Sweating while Body temp, falls | = | Malaria | ||||
| Pain behind Eyes | + | Muscle/ Bone/ Joint Pain | + | Bleeding Gums (Rare) | = | Dengue Fever | ||||
| Chills | + | Nausea/Vomiting | + | Back & Knee Pain | + | Sensitivity to light | + | Red Eyes/ Face/Tongue | = | Yellow Fever |
| Source: Mosquito Magnet Mayo Clinic | ||||||||||
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Common Diseases
ARBOVIRAL ENCEPHALITIDES
In simple terms, arboviral refers to a disease that is transmitted by an arthropod such as a mosquito to a host, usually a human, bird or animal. The forms of this mosquito-borne disease include St. Louis, Western Equine, LaCrosse, and Eastern Equine.
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DENGUE FEVER
Dengue Fever, also known as Breakbone Fever or O’nyong-nyong Fever, is primarily a mosquito-borne disease of the tropics and subtropics that is transmitted by the Aedes Aegypti mosquito, a day-biting mosquito.
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MALARIA
Some estimates place 40% of the world's population at risk for malaria. There are anywhere from 350 to 500 million cases of the disease throughout the world every year. Of these cases, malaria claims over one million lives annually.
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WEST NILE VIRUS
The CDC keeps track of West Nile Virus as well as other life-threatening vector-caused diseases. It has recorded thousands of WNV cases in our country alone since it was first reported here in 1999.
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YELLOW FEVER
Despite the development of a Yellow Fever vaccine over 60 years ago, urban outbreaks have occurred in Africa, largely due to lack of immunization or low immunization rates of many urban populations.
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HEARTWORM
Present in every region of the world except Antarctica, this disease is found in every state of the United States, with southeastern states and states along the lower half of the Mississippi River having the highest number of cases.
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CHIKUNGUNYA
The CDC keeps track of West Nile Virus as well as other life-threatening vector-caused diseases. It has recorded thousands of WNV cases in our country alone since it was first reported here in 1999.
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ZIKA
The Zika virus is one of several tropical diseases spread by mosquitoes. The world has seen a strong increase in the number of infections and complications involving this virus since 2015 especially in parts of South and Central America — particularly in Brazil.
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