Sentences with phrase «transmitted by infected mosquitoes»

Another common travel - related disease that is even less well known is Chikungunya fever, which is a virus transmitted by infected mosquitoes.

Dengue fever is a virus that is transmitted by infected mosquitoes and is not native to the Hawaiian Islands.

[2] Dengue fever is a virus that is transmitted by infected mosquitoes and is not native to the Hawaiian Islands.

Rescue groups look for applicants who will commit to routine vaccinations, along with preventatives to fight fleas and the threat of heartworm, a life - threatening illness transmitted by infected mosquitoes.

Heartworm larvae are transmitted by infected mosquitoes.

Heartworm disease is a serious disease transmitted by infected mosquitoes and, if left untreated can be fatal.

Heartworms are transmitted by infected mosquitoes and they live in the bloodstream, lungs and heart of infected pets.

Not exact matches

It is primarily transmitted by tropical mosquitoes — the same kind known for spreading dengue — that pick up the virus from infected people, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

What an American doctor trained on the mainland might see as a case of the flu could actually be Chikungunya, a viral disease transmitted to humans by infected mosquitoes.

West Nile is transmitted to humans by mosquitoes that have bitten infected birds.

Zika, which is carried by mosquitoes, infected an estimated 1 million people in Brazil alone in 2015, and is now thought to be transmitted in 84 countries, territories and regions.

It's very unlikely that she was infected by a bite by a mosquito that first bit her husband; the three tropical Aedes mosquito species known to transmit Zika don't live in northern Colorado, and moreover, the virus has to complete a 2 - week life cycle within the insect before it can infect the next human; Foy's wife fell ill just 9 days after his return.

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 addition to transmission by the bite of an infected mosquito, the structural stability of the virus makes it more resilient, which likely explains its special ability to transmit through sexual contact.

In the case of a disease like heartworm, which is transmitted by mosquitoes and infects both wild animal populations and companion animals, there is some natural variation in both drug coverage and mixing.

Dengue, a viral disease transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, is a serious global public health problem, infecting 50 to 390 million people each year in more than 100 countries and resulting in at least 20,000 deaths annually.

Transmitted by Anopheles mosquitoes, the Plasmodium falciparum parasite infects hundreds of millions of people every year and may kill more than a million.

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

Carried by infected Aedes aegypti mosquitos, Zika is largely transmitted through bites, but can also occur through intrauterine infection or sexual transmission.

Pregnant women have the same risk as the rest of the population of being infected with Zika virus, which is transmitted by the bite of infected Aedes mosquitoes.

Eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV) is transmitted by the bite of an infected mosquito, advises the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).

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.

It is transmitted by mosquitoes — which feed on infected birds or other animals — to horses, humans and other mammals.

Heartworms are transmitted by mosquitos and infect the heart of our dogs and, less commonly, cats.

Heartworm disease is caused by worms that live in the pulmonary vessels (the vessels that carry blood to the heart and lungs) of infected pets and is transmitted by mosquitoes.

Heartworms are carried by mosquitoes and transmitted by a bite from an infected mosquito.

Heartworms are transmitted from one dog to another by mosquitoes, which pick up tiny immature heartworms, called microfilariae, when they bite an infected dog.

Larvae develop and are then transmitted to another dog when that dog is bitten by the infected mosquito.

Heartworms are a roundworm scientifically known as Dirofilaria immitis which is transmitted by mosquitoes and can infect more than 30 mammal species including dogs, cat and people.

The disease is not contagious; it is transmitted from one dog to another only by mosquitoes that have bitten an infected dog.

Heartworm disease is a potentially fatal condition transmitted by the bite of a mosquito that is carrying infected larvae of the heartworm parasite.

Heartworms are transmitted 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.

According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, heartworms are transmitted when an infected dog has been bitten by a mosquito.

Heartworm is a blood parasite that is transmitted by the bite of infected mosquitos.

One such mill rescue had an especially high number of dogs with heartworms — a potentially deadly parasite that can be easily transmitted by the bite of an infected mosquito.

Immature heartworms are transmitted to a healthy animal by a mosquito that has recently ingested blood from an infected animal.

Heartworm disease is transmitted through the bite of a mosquito infected by a parasite (Dirofilaria immtis.)

When another, uninfected dog is bitten by that same infected mosquito, larvae are transmitted to the dog through the mosquito bite wound itself.

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

Due to this life - cycle, In order for a cat to be infected with heartworm disease, the cat must be bitten by an infected mosquito since heartworms are not directly transmitted from one cat to another or from a cat directly to a dog.

It is caused by the blood parasite Dirofilaria immitis, with immature heartworms transmitted to healthy animals by mosquitos that have recently ingested blood from an infected animal.

Malaria, the most important vector - borne disease globally, is transmitted by the bites of infected Anopheles mosquitoes, which prefer clean, standing, or slowly moving fresh water.

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