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.
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.
Only female mosquitoes bite and suck blood. Males feed
on nector and other plant juices.
Elephantiasis it was the disease caused by mosquitoes.
There are more than 3200 species of the mosquitoes
in the world and the list is increasing every year.
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.
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