Five Deadly Mosquitoes

4July,2024 Credit: Pexels

Aedes aegypti

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Anopheles mosquitoes

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Culex mosquitoes

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Mansonia mosquitoes

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Psorophora mosquitoes

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The primary diseases they spread include malaria, dengue fever, Zika virus, West Nile virus, and various forms of encephalitis.

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Malaria is responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths each year, predominantly in sub-Saharan Africa. Dengue fever, Zika virus contribute.

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