Diseases Mosquito Carry
Common Diseases Carried by Mosquitoes
Mosquitoes are considered one of the most dangerous creatures on the planet because of their ability to spread deadly diseases. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control report that the insects kill more than one million people a year just through the transmission of malaria. Any water that stands for at least seven days can breed mosquitoes and disease. Here are some of the known disease that can be spread by mosquitoes!
- Dengue fever
- Rift Valley fever
- Yellow fever
- Lymphatic filariasis
- Malaria
- St. Louis encephalitis
- Japanese encephalitis
- Lymphatic filariasis
- West Nile Virus
Mosquitoes are one of the most dangerous pests in the world. If you have a mosquitoes problem schedule a pest inspection today!
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