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Aedes aegypti

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Noun1.Aedes aegyptiAedes aegypti - mosquito that transmits yellow fever and dengue
mosquito - two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals
Aedes, genus Aedes - yellow-fever mosquitos


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The dengue virus is carried by Aedes aegypti, a day-biting mosquito that is partial to humans.
5 million people are at risk from dengue fever infection, spread primarily by the Aedes aegypti mosquito, with between 250,000 and 500,000 cases of the most severe form occurring every year.
 
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