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August 20: World Mosquito Day
World Mosquito Day 2021 was observed on August 20, to raise awareness and alertness regarding the diseases caused by mosquitoes. The day also remembers Sir Ronald Ross who discovered a link between female mosquitoes and malaria. Concerns regarding Mosquitoes Despite their very small or tiny in size, mosquitoes are the only predator in history who ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2021
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: Anopheles mosquitoes • female Anopheles • Female Anopheles mosquitoes • Malaria • Sir Ronald Ross • Taxonomy of Anopheles • World Mosquito Day • World Mosquito Programme
World Mosquito Day: August 20
The World Mosquito Day is observed every year on August 20 to raise awareness about the causes of malaria. The observance of the day seeks to created awareness to prevent and also to fundraise for research into the cure of malaria. Background World Mosquito Day also marks groundbreaking discovery of British doctor, Sir Ronald Ross ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018
Topics: Days and Events • Malaria • Science and Technology • World Mosquito Day
2018 World Mosquito Day (WMD)
The World Mosquito Day (WMD) is observed every year on August 20 to raise awareness regarding what all causes malaria and ways to prevent it. The day also observed to mark British doctor Sir Ronald Ross’ 1897 landmark discovery that female mosquitoes “Anopheles” transmit malaria to humans. This discovery laid foundations for scientists across the ..
Topics: Antimalarial medication • Culicidae • Infectious diseases • Insect control • Insects in culture • Malaria • Medical specialties • Mosquito • Mosquito net • Ronald Ross • RTT • World Mosquito Day
World Mosquito Day (WMD) observed on 20 August
The World Mosquito Day (WMD) is observed every year on August 20 is to raise awareness about the threat of malaria and other diseases transmitted by one of the world’s deadliest killers – the mosquito. The day also marks the historic discovery by British doctor Sir Ronald Ross in 1897 that female Anopheles mosquitoes transmit ..
Topics: Anopheles • Ectoparasites • Haematophagy • Infectious diseases • Insects in culture • Malaria • Medical specialties • Mosquito • Mosquito-malaria theory • Ronald Ross • Taxonomy of Anopheles • World Mosquito Day
August 20: World Mosquito Day
The World Mosquito Day is observed every year on August 20 to raise awareness about the causes of malaria. The observance of the day seeks to created awareness to prevent and also to fundraise for research into the cure of malaria. Background The World Mosquito Day also marks the historic discovery by British doctor Sir ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2016
Topics: Days and Events • International • National • Public health • World Mosquito Day