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Malaria (literally means “bad air”)
is caused by a protozoan of the genus plasmodium. more than a
hundred species of this parasite exist. But only four species
cause human malaria: P. falciparum,
P. vivax, P. malariae, P. ovale. The protozone are transmitted
to humans by female mosquitoes of the genus Anopheles.
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Dengue is a rich man’s disease as the condition
is caused by mosquitoes which breed in cool and clean water and
particularly
refrigerated items.
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Only female mosquitoes bite and suck blood. Males feed
on nector and other plant juices.
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Elephantiasis it was the disease caused by mosquitoes.
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There are more than 3200 species of the mosquitoes
in the world and the list is increasing every year.
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It is estimated that if ten mosquitoes bite a person
per night, the population of Delhi would be losing approximately
300 litres of blood per night.
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Due to of malaria it is estimated that 1.5 to 2.7 million
people every year.(roughly twice as many as
AIDS) In every 12 seconds malaria kills one person. in India 3 million people
are affected out of which
1000
people die.
TERMITE RODENT COCKROACH