Yellow Fever Mosquito

Aedes aegypti

Color: Yellowish

Size: 4-7mm

Shape: Slim and elongated

Nutrition: Females by blood, Males by plant juices

Habitat: Africa, Southeast Asia, Central America

CDC/ Amy E. Lockwood, MS - This media comes from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Public Health Image Library (PHIL), with identification number #26047.

Threats from Yellow Fever Mosquitoes

They cause yellow fever. Serious symptoms such as fever, jaundice, bleeding, etc. Without timely treatment, death can result. Mosquitoes transmit the disease to humans through biting.

Dengue Fever

Zika Virus,

Chikungunya Virus.