Deadly Diseases That Can Be Transmitted by Mosquito Bites

News24xx.com - Mosquito bites not only cause itching, mosquitoes can become vectors that spread serious diseases that can cause death.

Most cases occur due to the lack of maintenance of sanitation and cleanliness of the environment, so that mosquitoes can breed freely. One mosquito can lay eggs in one drop of water with the number of eggs reaching hundreds to thousands.

Summarized from various sources, following mosquito-borne diseases that need to be watched out:

Malaria
Malaria is transmitted by Anopheles mosquitoes infected with plasmodium parasites. When parasites have entered the body, they will attack the liver.
Symptoms of malaria usually develop within 10 days to 4 weeks after infection. Some malaria parasites can enter the body and settle for long periods of time.

Filariasis or elephantiasis
elephantiasis is caused by filarial worms with mosquitoes as vectors. All types of mosquitoes can potentially carry filariasis, both Anopheles, Culex, Aedes and Armigeres.
Although cases of filariasis rarely end fatally, this disease remains one of the biggest causes of permanent disability in the world.

Dengue fever
Dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) is a disease spread by the Aedes Aegypti mosquito. When entering the body, this virus will attack the immune system and damage capillary blood vessels. This disease is often endemic in the tropics, especially Indonesia.
Symptoms of dengue fever include high fever, severe headaches, pain behind the eyes, joint pain, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, skin rashes until mild bleeding.