mosquito borne diseases of veterinary importance

How many stylets does a female mosquito have to penetrate the skin?

6

What are the 2 subfamilies of mosquitoes

• anophenlinae

• culicinae

What are the 3 genera of anophelinae

• anopheles

• brionella

• chagasia

What are the 2 important genera of culicinae

• ades

• culex

Mosquitoes are ________ because they have ___ wings

• flies

• 2

What mosquito species is predominantly responsible for spreading the Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus among birds?

Culiseta melanura

what are life stages of mosquitoes

1. eggs

2. 1st larvel stage

3. 2nd larvel stage

4. 3rd larvel stage

5. 4th larvel stage

6. pupal stage

7. adult

Which stages of the mosquito are aquatic

• larvae

• pupae

it takes how many days between pupal and adult stage

2

Who transmit pathogens

female mosquitoes

the period of time from when a vector infects the vertebrate host until that host is able to transmit pathogen to another vector is called what?

intrinsic incubation period

the period of time from when a vector takes an infectious bloodmeal until it is capable of transmitting the pathogen is known as what?

extrinsic incubation period

blood borne pathogens replicate in the _________ of the mosquito and travel into the _________

• midgut

• salivary glands

mosquitoes have an ______ circulatory system

open

what is the mosquito vector of WNV

culex

infection of humans with wnv typically happens in the __________ when there are less birds to feed on

summer

the wno2 stain of WNV evolved to do what?

be more infectious over a short period of time

the WN02 strain of WNV has _________ and _____________

• increased vector competence

• shorter extrinsic incubation period

what is the mosquito vector for EEE

culiseta malanura

is culiseta malnura the only mosquito that can transmit EEE

no