Mosquito borne disease
Mosquito borne disease
Only the female mosquito bites. Male mosquitoes feed primarily on flower nectar, whereas female mosquitoes require a blood meal to provide protein for their eggs. Typically, they consume more than their own body weight in blood. Different species of mosquito prefer to feed at different times of the day or night. Midges and sandflies, as well as mosquitoes, locate you by sight, smell and by sensing the heat radiating from your body. As well as being able to see you with their large compound eyes, they can smell the carbon dioxide you exhale and the lactic acid in your perspiration. What’s more, they detect movement by infra-red radiation. This ability to sense you in three different ways means that mosquitoes can find you from up to 36 metres (120′) away. Mosquitoes are more than just a nuisance, they can be life threatening. The spread of mosquito borne diseases, such as Malaria, Dengue fever, West Nile Virus, Rift Valley Fever, Japanese Encephalitis, Eastern Equine Encephalitis, Ross River virus, Murray Valley encephalitis, Barmah Forest virus, Yellow Fever and many other forms of fever, are on the increase the world over. In fact, worldwide, mosquitoes transmit disease to more than 700,000,000 people annually, and will be responsible for the deaths of 1 out of every 17 people currently alive. According to reports from the World Health Organization, malaria causes as many as 3,000,000 deaths annually, and 2.5 billion people around the world are at risk from Dengue fever. Each year, there are tens of millions of cases, and up to 95% are children. It’s not just humans who are at risk. Mosquitoes are the carriers of heartworm, one of the most common killers of family pets, as well as a number of other potentially life threatening diseases. Some species of mosquito seasonally switch hosts giving them the ability to transmit disease from animals to humans. The health and well-being of your family is in your hands! So why would you put up with disease-carrying flies around your home? Act Now By simply using The personlised Remote Control you can eliminate the problem SAFELY and ECONOMICALLY. Leave a Comment |
