Aedes aegypti Current Affairs, GK & News
Odisha aims to become India’s First Malaria-Free State
The State of Odisha which had a distinction of accounting about 40 per cent of malaria cases in the country is now working to eliminate the mosquito-borne disease altogether over the next five years. Malaria Malaria is a contagious disease caused by plasmodium parasites. The disease is transmitted to humans through the bites of infected ..
Topics: Aedes aegypti • Airport malaria • Epidemiology • Infectious diseases • Malaria • Medical specialties • Mosquito • Mosquito net • Mosquito-borne disease • Plasmodium • RTT • Vector
US researchers discover unique Mosquito scent
Researchers in the US have successfully conducted pathbreaking researches on mosquitoes by genetically modifying them to make humans less attractive to them. It is proclaimed that this will significantly reduce the spread of mosquito-borne diseases which have become deadly in recent times like dengue, malaria, Zika fever etc. It has been long known that female ..
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Topics: Aedes • Aedes aegypti • Infectious diseases • Malaria • Medical specialties • Medicine • Mosquito • Neglected diseases • RTT • Tropical diseases • Vaccine-preventable diseases • Zika fever
Bacteria Wolbachia to Prevent Dengue
Recently, the scientists in Australia have discovered an inexpensive and effectual way to avoid transmission of dengue fever. A simple bacterium called “Wolbachia” that only infects insects could prevent dengue in its tracks. Researchers infected mosquitoes, with bacterium that blocks development of the dengue virus. Resistant insects were then released and they successfully interbred with ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
Topics: Aedes aegypti • Dengue fever • Dengue virus • Infectious diseases • Medical specialties • Medicine • Mosquito • Mosquito-borne disease • Wolbachia