Zika, Chikungunya, Dengue Fever, and Malaria
Mosquito-borne diseases caused by viruses, bacteria, and parasites kill more than a million people every year and cause debilitating illnesses for seven hundred million more.
Malaria, a mosquito-borne disease caused by a parasite, affects an estimated 198 million people worldwide and is linked to 500,000 deaths, mostly children living in Africa. About 1,500 cases of malaria are diagnosed in the United States annually most of whom were travelers and immigrants returning from countries where malaria transmission occurs (mainly sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia).
Currently, three viral diseases (Zika, Chikungunya, and Dengue Fever) carried by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes have become epidemics in many regions of the world, with recent cases reported in the U.S. as well.
Zika Virus
Symptoms & Disease Course:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
World Health Organization (WHO)
Information Resources:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
World Health Organization (WHO)
Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
White House: What you need to know
American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
American Medical Association (AMA)
Travel Advisories:
CDC Traveler’s Health Information
Zika News Updates:
Chikungunya
Symptoms & Disease Course:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Information Resources:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
World Health Organization (WHO)
Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)
Travel Advisories:
Chikungunya News Updates:
Dengue Fever
Symptoms & Disease Course:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
World Health Organization (WHO)
Information Resources:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
World Health Organization (WHO)
Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Travel Advisories:
CDC Traveler’s Health Information
Dengue Fever News Updates:
Malaria
Symptoms & Disease Course:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Information Resources:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
World Health Organization (WHO)
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Travel Advisories:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Malaria News Updates:
Eradicating Mosquito-Borne Diseases
Information Resources:
Video: Can we eliminate diseases like Zika, dengue and malaria using gene drives?
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) – controlling adult mosquitoes
U.S. Food Drug Administration (FDA) – Insect Repellent Use and Safety in Children
Let’s Kill All the Mosquitoes – Slate, January 2016
Would it be wrong to eradicate mosquitoes? – BBC, January 2016
Zika virus: Is DDT an option? – CNN, January 2016
