In fact, to date, no local transmissions (person who has not traveled recently gets bitten
by an infected mosquito where they live) have been reported in the U.S.
Not exact matches
When an
infected female
mosquito bites a human, the microbe enters the victim's bloodstream and makes for the liver,
where it multiplies
by the tens of thousands.
Heartworm is carried
by larvae -
infected mosquitoes, that then transmit it to your pet through their bite, directly into your dog's bloodstream and to its heart
where the worms will hatch and begin to grow.
When ingested
by a
mosquito, the microfilariae undergo a series of molts to the infective third larval stage, and then migrate to the salivary glands of the
mosquito,
where they wait to
infect another host.
Just as in humans, following a bite
by an
infected mosquito, the West Nile virus multiplies in the horse's blood system, and crosses into the brain,
where it
infects the brain, causing inflammation and interference with the central nervous system.
They circulate in the bloodstream
where they are picked up
by mosquitoes taking a blood meal from the
infected animal.
Once a person is bitten
by an
infected mosquito, the plasmodium parasite is released into the bloodstream
where it makes its way to the person's liver.