Sentences with phrase «caused by mosquito bites»

«Everyone was concentrating on Zika and ignoring that there could be other infections caused by mosquito bites.

Last week, Texas public health authorities announced a case of Zika virus infection likely caused by a mosquito bite.

Itch sensations can be short - lived, such as when they are caused by a mosquito bite, or they can be chronic, even lasting for years without relief.

When the infected mosquito bites another susceptible animal, the larvae are deposited onto the animal's skin and enter the animal through the opening in the skin caused by the mosquito bite.

Indoor as well as outdoor cats are at risk because this dangerous disease is caused by a mosquito bite.

Not exact matches

Data from CDC's National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System show that 96,075 diseases caused by flea, tick, and mosquito bites were reported in 2016, compared to just 27,388 diseases in 2004.

Antihistamines have proved effective against the itch of mosquito bites, for example, but they do little to soothe the itching caused by kidney failure, liver disease or burns, says Matthias Ringkamp at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland.

More than 40 percent of people around the world are at risk of being bitten by mosquitoes infected with the virus that causes Dengue fever and more than 100 million people are infected, according to eLife.

Malaria is caused by a handful of species of parasites in the genus Plasmodium through the bite of mosquitos and remains a widespread vector - borne infectious disease, sickening almost half a billion people every year around the planet.

This will provide information that could be used to illuminate how malaria — a disease which causes more than half a million deaths a year — is spread from human to human by parasite - infected female mosquitoes which bite people to feed on blood they need in order to reproduce.

Leishmaniasis is caused by the protozoan leishmania parasites, which are transmitted by the bite of infected female phlebotomine sandflies — flies that are three times smaller than a mosquito.

In the hardest - hit countries, data from each country's department of health shows a striking drop in locally acquired cases, that is, ones caused by bites from local, infected mosquitoes.

Malaria is caused by a single - celled parasite called Plasmodium that spreads from person to person through mosquito bites.

Malaria is caused by Plasmodium parasites that are transmitted to humans by a mosquito bite, leading to 219 million documented cases and 627,000 deaths worldwide in 2012.

An estimated 220 million people are infected each year by malaria - causing Plasmodium parasites, which are transmitted by the bite of an infected mosquito.

Infection is caused by the bite of a malaria - carrying mosquito, and 90 % of all deaths are in Africa, mostly amongst children.

Bed nets therefore remain one of the most cost - effective ways to reduce malaria transmission and are likely to be effective for vector - borne diseases caused by mosquito species that bite primarily at night.»

In upstate New York, at the Cornell University Hospital for Animals, for example, the most common causes of skin disease in cats seen by dermatology specialists are allergies to airborne particles, food, or flea and mosquito bites.

Heartworm disease is caused by the bite of a mosquito that is a carrier of the disease.

Heartworm disease or HW infection is caused by Dirofilariaimmitis, a parasitic worm that breeds through a mosquito bite.

The disease is caused by one single mosquito bite!

It is caused by infected mosquitoes biting your dog and depositing microscopic larvae, which mature and migrate to your dog's heart.

Heartworm disease can be caused by only one infected mosquito bite.

Heartworm disease is a potentially fatal disease caused by the bite of an infected mosquito.

«Heart worm in dogs is caused by bites from infected mosquitoes that transmit the heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis) into the dog.

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.

Heartworm - Parasitic worms caused by bites from infected mosquitos can travel through the blood vessels to the heart and lungs.

Heartworm disease is caused by a blood - borne parasite transmitted through the bite of an infected mosquito.

In fact, one of the most common, yet totally preventable, diseases dogs suffer from can be caused by a single mosquito bite.

It's caused by parasitic worms, which are spread by mosquito bites and live in the host's heart, lungs and related blood vessels.

Heartworm disease in dogs is included in both the external and the internal sections about parasites, since the heartworms themselves are internal, but are caused by the bite of an infected mosquito.

The disease is caused by a parasite in the bloodstream spread via the bite of a female Anopheles mosquito.

Malaria is a potentially fatal disease caused by a tiny parasite that is transmitted through a bite from an infected mosquito.