Mosquito-borne disease
Mosquito-borne diseases or mosquito-borne illnesses are diseases caused by bacteria, viruses or parasites transmitted by mosquitoes. They can transmit disease without being affected themselves. Nearly 700 million people get a mosquito-borne illness each year resulting in over one million deaths.
Mosquito-borne disease
The female mosquito of the genus "Anopheles" carry the malaria parasite. Four different species of protozoa cause malaria "Plasmodium falciparum", "Plasmodium malariae", "Plasmodium" ovale and "Plasmodium" vivax. (see "Plasmodium"). Worldwide, malaria is a leading cause of premature mortality, particularly in children under the age of five, with an estimated 207 million cases and more than half a million deaths in 2012, according to the World Malaria Report 2013 published by WHO. The death toll increased to one million as of 2018 according to the American Mosquito Control Association.