aedes

Noun

Meaning

yellow-fever mosquitos

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

genus Aedes mosquito insect vector zika dengue Aedes aegypti yellow fever Aedes albopictus chikungunya aedes africanus aedes scutellaris aedes simpsoni aedes notoscriptus aedes polynesiensis
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Hypernyms

arthropod genus

Phrases with the word

aedes africanus aedes scutellaris aedes simpsoni aedes notoscriptus aedes polynesiensis aedes sollicitans

Anagrams

eased Dease Eades Saeed

Examples

Besides the urban cycle, both in Africa and South America, a sylvatic cycle (forest cycle or jungle cycle) is present, where Aedes africanus (in Africa) or mosquitoes of the genus Haemagogus and Sabethes (in South America) serve as vectors. Source: Internet

Aedes mosquitos live both indoors and outdoors and bite people most often in the daytime. Source: Internet

In 1906, transmission by the Aedes mosquitoes was confirmed, and in 1907 dengue was the second disease (after yellow fever) that was shown to be caused by a virus. Source: Internet

Livy XXXV 41. Besnier would accept a correction to Livy's passage (proposed by Jordan) to read aedes Veiovi instead of aedes duae Iovi. Source: Internet

Although chikungunya outbreak is limited in Dhaka city this year, people in rural areas are at risk for the disease as studies showed presence of aedes mosquitoes. Source: Internet

Because Aedes is easier to maintain in laboratories, it is simpler to study than its more lethal cousins, certain Anopheles mosquitoes, which kill some 800,000 people a year by infecting them with malaria. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

aedeagal aedeagovolsellar aedeagus Aedes aegypti aedes africanus Aedes albopictus