Culex
Culex (also called the common house mosquito) is a genus of mosquitoes.[1] It includes several species of mosquitoes that vector (carry and transmit) one or more important diseases between birds, humans and other animals. The diseases they vector include West Nile virus,[2] as well as arbovirus and filariasis infections.[3] A connection between Culex mosquitoes and malaria was first shown by Major Ronald Ross of the British Army.[4] Ross received a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1902 for his work.[5]
Culex Media
Anatomy of a Culex larva
Anatomy of a Culex adult
Culex malariager, infected with the malarial parasite Plasmodium dominicana, in 15–20 million year old Dominican amber
References
- ↑ Dangers of the Culex MosquitoTiny Mosquito. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ↑ Goudarz Molaei. Host Feeding Patterns of Culex Mosquitoes and West Nile Virus Transmission, Northeastern United States. Volume 12, Number EID Journal (3 March 2006)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ↑ Culex quinquefasciatusVectorBase. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ↑ U.S. Army Maj. Walter ReedNational Museum of Health and Medicine. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ↑ The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1902The Nobel Foundation. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
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