mosquitoes as carriers of disease

Discusses three known disease carriers, fleas, lice, and mosquitoes, and epidemics which they have caused.

A study of mosquitoes, examining how they breed, live, mate, and die; looking at their natural and man-made enemies; discussing their role in history and the threat they pose as carriers of disease; and explaining what people can do to protect themselves from the insects.

Explores the relationship between mosquitoes and disease, discussing the outbreak of West Nile virus in New York in 1999, and other instances of mosquito-related epidemics in history; and looks at some of the other disease spread by mosquitoes, with information about their diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.

Explains how mosquitoes can spread deadly diseases, recounting true cases of people who have become seriously ill, and even died, after being bitten by a mosquito, describes how researchers study mosquitoes, and includes resources for further study.