Mosquito-Borne Disease Quotes

Malaria in Africa did not come from bad governance. It came from bad mosquitoes.

In the U.S, Zika outbreaks are hopefully going to be easy to isolate. The biggest threat is likely to be from the fear Zika sows, especially among expectant moms.

Since the first large Zika outbreak ever recognized, in 2007, the CDC has had boots on the ground responding. Our laboratories have developed a test that can confirm Zika in the first week of illness or in a sample from an affected child.

We need a malaria epidemic in the blogging community! Either that or we need people who have seen the malaria epidemic to start blogging.

People don’t take it [the Zika Virus] seriously…. They haven’t seen any babies with microcephaly, YET!

It's understandable that when something new comes out that's unfamiliar, scary, and has severe outcomes, it gets a lot of media attention. In fact, the Zika outbreak is unprecedented. We've never before identified a mosquito-borne infection that can cause fetal malformations.

We know Zika's not going to go on vacation.

It is remarkable how surprising Zika has been. This is the first time we have had a mosquito-borne infection that can cause a devastating birth defect.

My experience of malaria was just taking anti-malarials, which give you strange dreams, because I don't want to get malaria.

The possible impact of the virus [Zika] an extraordinary event and a public health threat to other parts of the world.

The way Zika spreads is primarily through the bite of the Aedes aegypti mosquito in places that don't have screens and air-conditioning.

The belief is growing on me that the disease is communicated by the bite of the mosquito... She always injects a small quantity of fluid with her bite - what if the parasites get into the system in this manner.

The bottom line is, if you're pregnant, don't travel to an area where Zika is spreading.

Malaria was one of the epidemic diseases with the most comprehensive records in traditional Chinese medical literature.