Mosquitoes are insects that live all over the world. There are thousands of different species of mosquitoes.

Dengue

Dengue is also caused by a virus but also by the tiger mosquito. Among its main symptoms are fever, headaches and joints and muscles, rash and vomiting. 

Dengue and Zika

Chikungunya

  Viral infection that causes fever and severe joint pain. Symptoms usually last about a week, but for some, joint pain can last for months. Its main symptoms are very strong pain, both headache and muscle and in the joints . 

chikungunya

Zika 

The World Health Organization (WHO) stated that the Zika virus represented a public health emergency of international relevance in early 2016. The symptoms vary between minor and invaluable.

Yellow fever

It is transmitted by a similar mosquitoes because the previous ones. In fact, one amongst the names by thatyellow-fever mosquitois thought is “yellow fever mosquito”

 Malaria

Parasitic disease that causes severe symptoms such as high fever, trembling chills and flu-like symptoms. It can be deadly, but there are medicines to treat it. Malaria is a major health problem in many tropical and subtropical areas of the world.

Tips to avoid mosquito bites

These diseases are usually called “of globalization” , since they return to countries where they had been eradicated, following international trade and travel and migration.  They also influence climate change (less cold winters allow the adaptation of mosquitoes and other insects that previously could not do so), the increase in population, the excessive growth of cities and the abandonment of prevention and vector control programs .

There are some measures to prevent mosquito bites  and thereby reduce the risk of contracting these diseases, especially in regions where the tiger mosquito is a permanent presence. Some are very simple: wear light colored clothes, not flashy, with long sleeves and long pants. If possible, sleep with mosquito nets or air conditioning. It is also advisable to avoid (or not abuse) perfumes and colognes, and take special care at sunrise and sunset, which is when mosquitoes increase their activity.