Welcome to Mosquito Bites!

Mosquitoes are a major public health problem in most parts of the world. They transmit disease to millions of people around the world and even cause death to some. Female mosquitoes are the only ones who bite and seek a blood meal. Millions of people in different parts of the world die every year because of mosquito-borne diseases. Mosquitoes carry diseases such as malaria, heartworm, dengue fever, encephalitis, epidemic polyarthritis, Rift Valley fever, Ross River Fever, and West Nile virus and yellow fever. They do not transmit HIV. In Australia, most mosquito-borne diseases are Dengue fever, Australian encephalitis or "Murray Valley encephalitis", Ross River (RR) virus disease and Barmah Forest (BF) virus disease. The most effective way in preventing the spread or being infected with mosquito-borne diseases is to get rid of them before they appear. Stagnant water is the primary breeding place for mosquitoes. Do not allow any standing water to last for more than two days. As for treatments, there are available calamine lotions that would soothe the bite. As for some severe cases, seeing a doctor is advisable.

This website is aimed to bring you a brief overview of mosquito-borne diseases, treatments for mosquito bites, viral diseases transmitted by mosquitoes
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