The Anopheles Mosquito

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The Anopheles Mosquito and its devastating impact on global public health. Entho I. Identification: A.Current news Every 60 seconds somewhere in the world, a child dies because of malaria, an infectious disease transmitted by the anopheles mosquito. According to The United Nations Children's Fund, each year approximately 219 million people succumb to this disease. In the United States where it has been eradicated since the 50’s, among returning travelers, more than 1,500 cases of malaria are recorded each year according to the Center for disease prevention. B. Problem The Anopheles Mosquito is one of the deadliest arthropods in the world; the disease it transmits is the leading cause for loses in human lives in many tropical countries. People who are infected with the disease experience fever, headaches, muscle pain, fatigue, etc. Some people also experience vomiting, diarrhea, anemia and jaundice. Without an effective and prompt treatment, malaria infestation results in kidney failure, coma, and death. Reasons for its occurrence Malaria or paludism is transmitted to humans only by the female mosquito from the Anopheles genus. Whereas males eat plant nectars, female mosquitoes need blood to nourish their eggs after mating. Being from the order diptera, anopheles go through complete metamorphosis; they have six legs, one pair of membranous wings, two hind wings called halters ,and a piercing mouthparts. When a mosquito bites a person infected with malaria, it takes the plasmodia parasites that is contained in his blood. In about a week later, the malaria parasites mixed with the mosquito saliva are injected into the next person it bites. People can also get infected through blood transfusion, contaminated needles, and before or during child birth. After the parasites enter the body, they start to multiply and cause discomfort to the

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