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Los mosquitos y las enfermedades que transmiten

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Date of Publication
December 7, 2021
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Overview

Los mosquitos no solo molestan a las personas y los animales, sino tambin transmiten muchos organismos que causan enfermedades. Esta publicacin describe el ciclo de vida del mosquito, explica cmo identificar y controlarlos y discute las enfermedades que transmiten. Estos incluyen: chikungua, dengue, encephalitis, paludismo, virus del Nilo Occidental, fiebre amarilla y virus del Zika. (13 paginas)

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