Mosquito " Aedes Aegypti " ; the cause of dengue fever . Why it's so dangeruose ?

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Mosquito " Aedes Aegypti " ; the cause of dengue fever . Why it's so dangeruose ?

Where this name comes from ?
Has any thing to do with Egypt ?

2006-10-03 21:43:28 · 3 answers · asked by citizen high 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science

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1. THe mosquito doesn't cause the fever. It's caused by one of four closely related virus serotypes of the genus Flavivirus, family

2. It is dangerous because dengue can be fatal

3. It is also called the Egyptian Tiger Mosquito...

2006-10-03 22:01:03 · answer #1 · answered by blind_chameleon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Its Dangerous cause it spreads DENGUE - You Jelly Doughnut !!!

2006-10-04 04:47:44 · answer #2 · answered by Beyboo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

check out these
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dengue_fever

http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs117/en/
www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/dengue.htm

2006-10-04 05:09:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋