Aedes aegypti

The Yellow Fever Mosquito

Aedes aegypti, the Yellow Fever mosquito, is one of the mosquitoes that we see on a daily basis here in the Raleigh-Durham area. The other predominant species that we battle here is Aedes albopictus, the Asian Tiger mosquito.

Both Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus can carry and transmit yellow fever.

Luckily, there have been no major outbreaks of yellow fever in the U.S. since the early 20th century. Previous to that, tens of thousands of Americans died of yellow fever, which is an extraordinarily painful way to die.

Chikungunya Fever

Aedes aegypti and aedes albopictus also transmit chikungunya virus, which is being increasingly seen in the United States, particularly Florida. Information about chikungunya can be found at https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/306828

History

An interesting film by PBS that documents the search for the cause of Yellow Fever can be found at https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/fever/ and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-nk6nJMqYo

Unfortunately the mosquito vector theory of transmission was considered “silly” for two decades, which contributed to the deaths of tens of thousands of people, especially during the building of the Panama Canal. If you are interested, the best book I have read on the Panama Canal is The Path Between the Seas by David McCullough. Mr. McCullough includes several exhaustive chapters on the battle and eventual victory over the mosquito and Yellow Fever in Panama.

Below are some slides about the Yellow Fever Mosquito that you might find interesting

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Yellow Fever Mosquito Description
Aedes Aegypti photo
Yellow Fever Mosquito Distribution
Yellow Fever Mosquito Life Cycle
Yellow Fever Mosquito Life Cycle
Managing the Yellow Fever Mosquito
Aedes Aegypti mosquito life stages
Managing the Yellow Fever Mosquito
Mosquito Medical Information
Mosquito Medical Information
Yellow Fever Mosquito Raleigh
Yellow Fever Mosquito Raleigh
Yellow Fever Mosquito Raleigh
Yellow Fever Mosquito Raleigh
Yellow Fever Mosquito Raleigh
Yellow Fever Mosquito Raleigh
Yellow Fever Mosquito Raleigh
Yellow Fever Mosquito Raleigh
Yellow Fever Mosquito Raleigh
Yellow Fever Mosquito History Raleigh
Yellow Fever Mosquito History Raleigh
Yellow Fever Mosquito History Raleigh
Yellow Fever Mosquito History Raleigh
Yellow Fever Mosquito History Raleigh
Yellow Fever Mosquito History Raleigh

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