Yellow fever mosquito facts for kids
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Aedes aegypti, also called yellow fever mosquito, is a mosquito that can spread the dengue fever, chikungunya and yellow fever viruses, and other diseases.
The mosquito can be recognized by white markings on legs and a marking in the form of a lyre on the thorax. It is a small mosquito, with a body length of about half one centimeter.
Images for kids
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Male (left) and female (center and right) Ae. aegyptiE.A. Goeldi, 1905
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Ae. aegypti mosquito distribution in the United States, 2016
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Ae. aegypti feeding on a human
See also
In Spanish: Aedes aegypti para niños
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