A Look At The Most Deadly Animal: The Mosquito Including Species, Transmitted Diseases, And Control Efforts

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. There are about 3,500 species of mosquitoes found throughout the world. In some species of mosquito, the females feed on h... Read more

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. There are about 3,500 species of mosquitoes found throughout the world. In some species of mosquito, the females feed on humans, and are therefore vectors for a number of infectious diseases affecting millions of people per year making them the deadliest animal in the world. This book explores various species of the mosquito, diseases spread by them, and control methods. Project Webster represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Project Webster continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domain content is being added. We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge. Less