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Mosquitoes, Diseases and Prevention
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Diseases spread by mosquitoes, breeding conditions, prevention and treatment
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1
Sort these stages of the mosquito life cycle in the correct ORDER from first to last!
1Adult mosquito — emerges and flies
2Larva — wriggles in water, breathes through a siphon
3Egg — laid on stagnant water surface
4Pupa — resting stage, no feeding
Stage 1 — first
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Stage 2 — second
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Stage 3 — third
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Stage 4 — last
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2
Sort each disease — is it spread by MOSQUITOES or by OTHER means (contaminated water/food/air)?
1Cholera — contaminated drinking water
2Dengue — caused by Dengue virus
3Yellow fever — caused by a flavivirus
4Typhoid — contaminated food or water
5Tuberculosis (TB) — airborne droplets
6Chikungunya — caused by Chikungunya virus
7Malaria — caused by Plasmodium parasite
8Dysentery — contaminated food
Spread by mosquitoes
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Spread by other means
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3
Fill in the blanks about mosquitoes and malaria!
The mosquito (which breeds in clean stagnant water in containers) spreads dengue.
The mosquito spreads malaria by injecting a parasite into the blood.
Anopheles
parasite
stagnant
Only the mosquito bites humans — the male feeds on plant nectar.
Mosquitoes breed in water such as ponds, puddles and uncovered water pots.
Malaria is caused by a called Plasmodium, not a bacteria or virus.
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