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Mosquitoes Johnson County Health Department Amber Terhune, RN, BSN, Health Educator October 2017 About Mosquitoes Mosquitoes Johnson County Health Department Amber Terhune, RN, BSN, Health Educator October 2017 About Mosquitoes One of the deadliest animals in world Cause millions of deaths worldwide each year Around over 200 million years About 175 species in the United States CDC. Mosquito Control: Mosquito Life Cycle, n.d. https://www.cdc.gov/zika/pdfs/MosquitoLifecycle.pdf Mosquito Bites Only female mosquitoes feed on blood for protein Select food source by: Scent Exhaled CO₂ Human sweat chemicals Detecting body heat Stoller-Conrad, Jessica. Caltech. Mosquitoes Use Smell to See Their Hosts, 16 Jul. 2015. http://www.caltech.edu/news/mosquitoes-use- smell-see-their-hosts-47338 Common Bite Reactions Swelling Soreness Redness Prime Health Channel. Mosquito Bites- Pictures, Itch, Swelling, Prevention and Treatment, 15 Mar. 2011. http://www.primehealthchannel.com/mosquito- bites-pictures-itch-swelling-prevention-and-treatment.html Severe Bite Reactions Skeeter Syndrome Hives Fever Large area of swelling Blisters and bruising Swollen lymph nodes Anaphylaxis Allergic to Mosquito Bites. Skeeter Syndrome: Symptoms, Treatment and Prevention, n.d. http://allergictomosquitobites.com/skeeter- syndrome-symptoms-treatment-prevention.html When To See A Doctor Any signs of infection Headache Fever Neck stiffness Vomiting Nausea Body aches Adbukovsky. Adbukovsky’s Blog. Cellulitis/Abscess From a Mosquito Bite …. FML, 24 Aug. 2013. https://adbukovsky.wordpress.com/2013/08/24/cellulitis- from-a-mosquito-bite/ Mosquito Bite Relief Topicals Oral Antihistamines Cool Compress Pinterest. Treatment for Mosquito Bites, n.d. https://www.pinterest.com/explore/treatment-for-mosquito-bites/ Mosquito-Borne Diseases Transmitted by Aedes, Anopheles, & Culex Mosquitoes Chikungunya Rift Valley Fever Dengue Fever St. Louis Encephalitis Eastern Equine Encephalitis West Nile Virus Japanese Encephalitis Western Equine Encephalitis La Crosse Encephalitis Yellow Fever Malaria Zika Virus Chikungunya (CHIKV) Found in Asia, Africa, Europe, the Americas Almost 2 million cases reported worldwide No vaccine or treatment Incubation period 3-7 days Rarely fatal Health.mil. Zika Virus and Sexual Transmission, n.d. https://health.mil/News/Gallery/Infographics/201 6/06/21/Zika-Virus-and-Sexual-Transmission Dengue Fever Found in Asia, Africa, Caribbean, United States 390 million people infected every year No vaccine or treatment Incubation period 4-7 days 25% develop symptoms Life of Muslim. Dengue Fever Symptoms-The Symptoms of Dengue May become fatal Fever, 30 Sep. 2011. http://www.lifeofmuslim.com/2011/09/dengue- fever-symptoms-symptoms-of.html Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEEV) Found in Atlantic and Gulf Mild Symptoms: Coast States, Great Lakes Fever Region, Central and South Headache America, Caribbean Sore throat Average 8 cases per year in Severe Symptoms: United States Seizures Coma No vaccine or treatment Death Brain inflammation Incubation period 4-10 days Permanent brain 1/3 with severe disease die damage WebMD. Encephalitis, 22 May 2015. https://www.webmd.com/brain/encephalitis Japanese Encephalitis (JEV) Found in East and Southeast Asia, Australia About 68,000 cases each year Vaccine available No treatment Incubation period 5-15 days Reynolds, Ross & Hurst, Andy. KUOW. Seattle Non-Profit’s Role in Newly Approved Vaccine For Deadly Brain Disease, 7 Nov. 2013. http://kuow.org/post/seattle-non- profits-role-newly-approved-vaccine-deadly-brain-disease La Crosse Encephalitis (LACV) Found in Appalachian and Midwestern regions of U.S. About 90 cases each year No vaccine or treatment Incubation period 5-15 days More severe: Seizures Coma Paralysis Matsko, MD, Chris M. WikiHow. How to Get Rid of a Sinus Headache, 2017. https://www.wikihow.com/Get-Rid-of-a-Sinus-Headache Permanent brain damage Malaria Severe cases: Coma Found in Africa, India, Southeast Death Asia, Middle East, Oceania, Central & South America Around thousands of years More than 400,000 deaths worldwide every year Pre- and post-disease treatment available Incubation period 7-30 days MPHARMA Co Ltd. Malaria, Mar. 2014. http://mpharmaco.com/Malaria.html Rift Valley Fever (RVFD) Found in Africa and Middle East No vaccine or treatment Incubation period 2-6 days Kerkar, MD, Pramod. ePainAssist. What Are the Symptoms of Rift Valley Fever & Who is at Risk? 10 Jul, 2017. https://www.epainassist.com/infections/symptoms-of-rift-valley-fever St. Louis Encephalitis (SLEV) Fever Found in United States, Headache Canada, Mexico No vaccine or treatment Inflammation Incubation period 5-15 days Case fatality rate 5-15% Severe cases: Stupor Convulsions Kerkar, MD, Pramod. ePainAssist. St. Louis Encephalitis: Transmission, Symptoms, Treatment, Causes, Prevention, Coma Neck stiffness Risk Factors, 1 Aug. 2016. https://www.epainassist.com/brain/st-louis-encephalitis Tremors Spastic Paralysis West Nile Virus (WNV) Found in Western Mediterranean, Africa, Middle East, Europe, United States Millions of cases reported No vaccine or treatment Incubation period 3-15 days Severe illness or death more common over 50 years old Mosquito Magnet. How to Get Rid of Mosquitoes, 2017. http://www.mosquitomagnet.com/advice/mosquito-info/control-methods Western Equine Encephalitis (WEEV) Found in United States, Canada, South America Severe illness: Coma Less than 700 cases in U.S. Encephalitis since 1964 Death No vaccine or treatment Incubation period 5-10 days Gochipmunk.com. West Nile Virus Case fatality rate 5-15% in the United States, 21 Jan. 2004. http://www.gochipmunk.com/ht ml/westni_1.html Yellow Fever Found in tropical areas of Africa and South America Estimated 200,000 illnesses worldwide each year Vaccine available No treatment Incubation period 3-6 days VisualDx. Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers, n.d. https://www.visualdx.com/public-health/viral-hemorrhagic-fevers Zika Virus (ZIKV) Found in about 40 countries No vaccine or treatment Incubation period days to a week Hospitalization uncommon Death very rare Pregnant women should avoid endemic areas Edvotek. Outbreak! 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Indiana State Department of Health. “West Nile Virus.” IN.gov, n.d. http://www.in.gov/isdh/files/wnvbrochure.pdf. Accessed 15 Sep. 2017. Mayo Clinic. “Mosquito Bites.” MayoClinic.org, 22 Oct. 2015. http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/mosquito-bites/basics/definition/con-20032350. Accessed 14 Sep. 2017. Mega Catch. “Mosquito Diseases.” MegaCatch.com, 2017. https://www.megacatch.com/mosquito-faqs/mosquito-diseases.html. Accessed 14 Sep. 2017. Mosquito Magnet. “Mosquito Fun Facts.” MosquitoMagnet.com, 2017. http://www.mosquitomagnet.com/advice/mosquito-info. Accessed 14 Sep. 2017. World Health Organization. “Neglected Tropical Diseases: Mosquito-Borne Diseases.” WHO.int, Oct. 2017. http://www.who.int/neglected_diseases/vector_ecology/mosquito-borne-diseases/en/. Accessed 14 Sep. 2017..
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