another disease spread by mosquitoes
No. Malaria is not spread from person to person like a cold or the flu, and it cannot be sexually transmitted. You cannot get malaria from casual contact with malaria-infected people, such as sitting next to someone who has malaria. What is malaria? Malaria is a serious and sometimes fatal disease caused by a parasite that commonly infects a certain type of mosquito which feeds on humans. People who get malaria are typically very sick with high fevers, shaking chills, and flu-like illness. West Nile Virus (WNV) West Nile virus is a disease transmitted to people, horses, and birds. It is the most commonly reported mosquito-transmitted disease in Minnesota. Most people infected with West Nile virus show no symptoms or flu-like symptoms, but some (primarily elderly) have more severe illness. The symptoms of chikungunya virus are similar to those of Dengue fever, another viral disease spread. by the same species of mosquitoes and is also found in many of the same countries where chikungunya. virus is found. If you have traveled recently, let your healthcare provider know so that blood tests to. The dengue virus is spread through a human-to-mosquito-to-human cycle of transmission (Figure 2). Typically, four days after being bit by an infected Aedes aegypti mosquito, a person will develop viremia, a condition in which there is a high level of the dengue virus in the blood. Diseases that can be Transmitted by Mosquitoes. While mosquito-transmitted disease is not as common in Minnesota as it is in tropical climates, there are several diseases that may occur within the state. Minnesota residents who travel to other countries can also return with tropical diseases such as malaria or dengue. Infected mosquitoes can then. spread the virus to other people through bites. Chikungunya is usually not transmitted from one person to another; though, spread of the virus from mother to child is has been reported. There have been no cases of the virus being spread by a blood. transfusion. Arthropods include mosquitoes, ticks, lice, flies, and fleas. For instance, ticks can carry Lyme disease, and some mosquitoes can carry yellow fever, malaria, and dengue fever. When a mosquito bites a person who has dengue virus in his or her blood, the mosquito becomes infected with the dengue virus. The dengue virus is carried and spread by mosquitoes in the genus Aedes, which includes a number of mosquito species. Of these species, the primary vector of the dengue virus is the species Aedes aegypti. It is the principal dengue vector responsible for dengue transmission and dengue epidemics. Over the past 40 years, temperatures in the United States have risen an average of 0.26 to 0.43 degrees Fahrenheit per decade. Because climate change is now a fact of life, it’s essential that Americans protect themselves from rapidly spreading vector-borne diseases that have no definitive cures.
Yellow fever, malaria, dengue fever and  West Nile virus.