https://www.allmosquitos.com/mosquito-diseases/mosquito-transmitted-human-diseases.html Malaria is not the only mosquito-borne disease that has caused problems in the past, even into the early 1940's... en-us Mon, 26 Feb 2007 15:16:59 GMT Sun, 27 Jan 2008 23:37:30 GMT www.allmosquitos.com www.allmosquitos.com https://www.allmosquitos.com/mosquito-diseases/mosquito-transmitted-human-diseases/california-encephalitis.html California encephalitis is yet another human illness spread by mosquitoes and caused by a California encephalitis virus group. This condition is endemic to the midwestern United States and primarily affects children between 5-10 years of age. Sun, 27 Jan 2008 23:37:30 GMT https://www.allmosquitos.com/mosquito-diseases/mosquito-transmitted-human-diseases/california-encephalitis.html https://www.allmosquitos.com/mosquito-diseases/mosquito-transmitted-human-diseases/lymphatic-filariasis.html Lymphatic filariasis is a disease caused by roundworms of several species, mostly occurring in humid tropical areas and spread by many different species of mosquitoes. Sun, 27 Jan 2008 22:12:47 GMT https://www.allmosquitos.com/mosquito-diseases/mosquito-transmitted-human-diseases/lymphatic-filariasis.html https://www.allmosquitos.com/mosquito-diseases/mosquito-transmitted-human-diseases/chikungunya-fever.html Chikungunya fever is caused by a Chikungunya virus which belongs to genus Alphavirus of the Togaviridae family and was first isolated in 1952 during the epidemic of fever in Tanzania. Sun, 9 Dec 2007 13:59:38 GMT https://www.allmosquitos.com/mosquito-diseases/mosquito-transmitted-human-diseases/chikungunya-fever.html https://www.allmosquitos.com/mosquito-diseases/mosquito-transmitted-human-diseases/sylvatic-yellow-fever.html Sylvatic, or jungle, yellow fever occurs in tropical rainforests and is caused by an arbovirus of the family Flaviviridae. This infectious disease is passed onto humans by infected sylvatic mosquitoes, which get the virus by feeding on ill monkeys. Cases are usually sporadic with mostly young men working in the forests affected. Sun, 17 Jun 2007 07:52:20 GMT https://www.allmosquitos.com/mosquito-diseases/mosquito-transmitted-human-diseases/sylvatic-yellow-fever.html https://www.allmosquitos.com/mosquito-diseases/mosquito-transmitted-human-diseases/ilheus-encephalitis.html Ilheus encephalitis is caused by the Ilheus virus (genus Flavivirus) that is transmitted by different mosquito species. This encephalitis is endemic to eastern Brazil and other parts of south and Central America. Sat, 9 Jun 2007 09:33:12 GMT https://www.allmosquitos.com/mosquito-diseases/mosquito-transmitted-human-diseases/ilheus-encephalitis.html https://www.allmosquitos.com/mosquito-diseases/mosquito-transmitted-human-diseases/murray-valley-encephalitis.html Murray Valley encephalitis (MVE) is a mosquito-borne viral disease of humans, affecting the central nervous system and able to cause death. It occurs naturally throughout the northern half of Australia, Papua New Guinea and eastern Indonesia. Sun, 20 May 2007 13:02:10 GMT https://www.allmosquitos.com/mosquito-diseases/mosquito-transmitted-human-diseases/murray-valley-encephalitis.html https://www.allmosquitos.com/mosquito-diseases/mosquito-transmitted-human-diseases/sindbis-fever.html Sindbis fever is a febrile illness of humans in Africa, Asia, Australia, Middle East, Eastern Europe, Scandinavia and the Commonwealth of Independent States, transmitted by culicine mosquitoes and is caused by the Sindbis virus. Sun, 20 May 2007 07:41:02 GMT https://www.allmosquitos.com/mosquito-diseases/mosquito-transmitted-human-diseases/sindbis-fever.html https://www.allmosquitos.com/mosquito-diseases/mosquito-transmitted-human-diseases/o039nyong039nyong-fever.html O'nyong'nyong fever is caused by O'nyong'nyong virus and is causing epidemics in Africa time after time. Sun, 20 May 2007 07:31:16 GMT https://www.allmosquitos.com/mosquito-diseases/mosquito-transmitted-human-diseases/o039nyong039nyong-fever.html https://www.allmosquitos.com/mosquito-diseases/mosquito-transmitted-human-diseases/malaria.html Malaria is not a public health concern in North America, but people who travel to or have lived in other areas of the world may be at risk and should be familiar with the symptoms of the disease and the drugs used to prevent infection. Fri, 9 Mar 2007 02:23:04 GMT https://www.allmosquitos.com/mosquito-diseases/mosquito-transmitted-human-diseases/malaria.html https://www.allmosquitos.com/mosquito-diseases/mosquito-transmitted-human-diseases/st-louis-encephalitis.html By the bite of a mosquito (primarily the Culex species) that become infected with St. Louis encephalitis virus (a flavivirus antigenically related to Japanese encephalitis virus). Sun, 14 Jan 2007 11:54:41 GMT https://www.allmosquitos.com/mosquito-diseases/mosquito-transmitted-human-diseases/st-louis-encephalitis.html https://www.allmosquitos.com/mosquito-diseases/mosquito-transmitted-human-diseases/eastern-equine-encephalitis-basics.html EEE is maintained in a transmission cycle involving Culiseta melanura mosquitoes and birds. People and horses are infected by other mosquito species that feed on the infected birds and subsequently feed on mammals. Sun, 14 Jan 2007 11:54:09 GMT https://www.allmosquitos.com/mosquito-diseases/mosquito-transmitted-human-diseases/eastern-equine-encephalitis-basics.html https://www.allmosquitos.com/mosquito-diseases/mosquito-transmitted-human-diseases/western-equine-encephalitis.html WEE is normally maintained between Culex tarsalis mosquitoes and birds. People and horses are bitten by Cx. tarsalis during the late summer months (mid-July through early September) in wet years when this mosquito is produced in abundance. Sun, 14 Jan 2007 11:53:21 GMT https://www.allmosquitos.com/mosquito-diseases/mosquito-transmitted-human-diseases/western-equine-encephalitis.html https://www.allmosquitos.com/mosquito-diseases/mosquito-transmitted-human-diseases/west-nile-virus.html West Nile virus is a disease transmitted not only to people, but also to animals. It is the most commonly reported mosquito-transmitted disease in Minnesota. Sun, 14 Jan 2007 11:52:41 GMT https://www.allmosquitos.com/mosquito-diseases/mosquito-transmitted-human-diseases/west-nile-virus.html https://www.allmosquitos.com/mosquito-diseases/mosquito-transmitted-human-diseases/rift-valley-fever.html Rift Valley fever (RVF) is an acute, fever-causing viral disease that affects domestic animals (such as cattle, buffalo, sheep, goats, and camels) and humans. RVF is most commonly associated with mosquito-borne epidemics during years of unusually heavy rainfall. Sun, 14 Jan 2007 11:51:32 GMT https://www.allmosquitos.com/mosquito-diseases/mosquito-transmitted-human-diseases/rift-valley-fever.html https://www.allmosquitos.com/mosquito-diseases/mosquito-transmitted-human-diseases/lacrosse-encephalitis.html LaCrosse encephalitis information. Including transmission, prevention, signs and symptoms, and answers to frequently asked questions. Sun, 14 Jan 2007 11:48:18 GMT https://www.allmosquitos.com/mosquito-diseases/mosquito-transmitted-human-diseases/lacrosse-encephalitis.html