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What Are The Positive And Negative Effects Of Mosquito

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According to the U.S. Center for Disease Control, “every year more than 1.5 million people around the globe lose their lives due to mosquito-borne diseases” (2012). A mosquito is an insect which lives around the world, especially in tropical and subtropical countries. The mosquito has both positive and negative effects. As part of positive effects, larvae of mosquitoes are food for fish and dragonflies, and when mosquitoes consume nectar, they help the flowers to pollinate. On the other hand, mosquitoes make people annoyed and cause many diseases. World Health Organization (2016) explains that the mosquito is the greatest menace which causes many diseases and they are responsible for more than million deaths and cases every year. There are many diseases that caused by mosquitoes, but the diseases are commonly found and get people’s attention because they have many negative effects on people such as malaria, dengue fever, and Zika virus disease. A disease that kills a child patient every two minutes and gets patient to infect again is malaria. As World Health Organization explains, “Malaria is a …show more content…

First is wearing protective clothing. People should wear clothes which cover all the body to protect themselves from mosquitoes. Second, People should reschedule outdoor activities. Avoid being outdoors at dawn and dusk because mosquitoes are out. The last one is reducing a mosquito habitat. For instant, people should eliminate drains, tyres or other containers which may contain water. The disease does not have any medicines to treat. When people have dengue fever, they should see a doctor. The doctor may recommend treatment. For example, they should drink plenty of water, they should also rest, and avoiding some types of pain relievers such as aspirin and ibuprofen because they can increase bleeding complications. If people have severe dengue fever or dengue hemorrhagic fever, they have to admit to the

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