Aedes
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Epidemiology
- females are blood suckers
- a widespread genus of small mosquitoes frequently found in tropical & subtropical regions
- species of Aedes include vectors of filariasis, dengue, yellow fever, Zika virus & encephalitis viruses
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More general terms
More specific terms
- Aedes aegypti (Asian tiger mosquito)
- Aedes albopictus (Asian tiger mosquito)
- Aedes sollicitans
- Aedes triseriatus
Additional terms
References
- ↑ Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 14th ed. Fauci et al (eds), McGraw-Hill Inc. NY, 1998, pg 1212-13
- ↑ Stedman's Medical Dictionary 26th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1995
- ↑ Hahn MB, Eisen RJ, Eisen L et al Reported Distribution of Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti and Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus in the United States, 1995-2016 (Diptera: Culicidae. Journal of Medical Entomology. June 9, 2016 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27282817 <Internet> http://jme.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2016/06/07/jme.tjw072.figures-only
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Burns DO 7 Bug Bites You Need to Know Medscape. June 17, 2021 https://reference.medscape.com/slideshow/bug-bites-6004328