Bone breaker Transmits yellow fever and dengue, a rapidly spreading viral disease that causes excruciating joint and muscle pain (it’s dubbed "breakbone fever") that can, in some forms, progress to a deadly hemorrhagic syndrome. Distribution: Tropical and subtropical regions across the globe. Breeding habitat: Water-containing trash and water storage vessels. Feeding: Like Anopheles gambiae, it strongly prefers human hosts. Diseases: Also transmits Chikungunya and Sindbis viruses, both of which cause severe fever, rash, and arthritic pain. |
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