Friday, July 16, 2010

BLOOD SUCKING TERRORISTS


(the cover design i made for the edgeDAVAO)
Aedes 
is a genus of mosquito originally found in tropical and subtropical zones, but has spread by human activity to all continents excluding Antarctica. Several of the species transmit important human diseases and one species, Aedes albopictus, is the most invasive mosquito in the world. The name comes from the Greek aēdēs, meaning "unpleasant" or "odious", so called because of the diseases this type of mosquito transmits, including dengue fever and yellow fever. In Polynesia, the species Aedes polynesiensis is responsible for the transmission of human lymphatic filariasis  including species of Brugia as well as others(wikipedia)

Anopheles
have been found to be the vectors of malaria in different parts of the world. Gambiae complex is the chief vector in Africa and A. freeborni in N. America. Nearly 45 species of the mosquito have been found in India and A. culicifacies, A. fluviatilis, A. minimus, A. philippinensis, A. stephensi, A. sundaicus, and A. leucosphyrushave been implicated in the transmission of malaria. The areas of distribution are different for these mosquitoes: A. fluviatilis, A. minimus are found in the foot-hill regions, A. stephensi, A. sundaicus are found in the coastal regions, A. culicifacies and A. philippinensis are found in the plains. Species like A. stephensi are highly adaptable and are found to be very potent vectors of human malaria.(malaria site)

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