MOSQUITO BITES

Course overview

MOSQUITOES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MAJORITY OF INSECT BITES WORLDWIDE. THEY ARE PRESENT IN ALL CONTINENTS ASIDE FROM ANTARCTICA. ALTHOUGH MOSQUITO BITES THEMSELVES ARE RELATIVELY BENIGN, MOSQUITOES ARE VECTORS FOR AN INCREASING NUMBER OF DISEASES AND POSE A VERY REAL THREAT TO PUBLIC HEALTH. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS MOSQUITO BITES AND THEIR CONSEQUENCES AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE PREVENTION OF MOSQUITO BITES.