Mosquito 101_2024

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Female mosquitoes drink​ (a)   to make their ​ (b)  

• blood
• pollen
• tree sap
• eggs
• bodies

Where do mosquitoes live?

• slow moving fresh water

• creeks

• oceans

• water falls

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Only ​ (a)   mosquitoes need to bloodmeal.

• Female
• male
• super duper hungry

LAC stands for

• La Crosse encephalitis

• Live and combine

• Liver activating cat

Symptoms of LAC include:

• fever

• headache

• nausea and vomitting

• seizures and coma

LAC virus is spread by the bite of an infected ​ (a)  

• mosquito
• chipmunk

Match the following

• host

• larger organism that provides shelter for a parasite

• pathogen

• disease causing agent

• treatment

• Something that a person feels or experiences that may indicate that they have a disease or condition.

• symptom

• medical care given to a patient for an illness or injury

• vector

• organism that moves pathogen from one animal to another

What is the scientific name of the asian tiger mosquito?

• Aedes albopictus

• Aedes triseriatus

• Aedes japonicus

• Aedes egypti

• Anopheles

A ​ (a)   is something that causes disease or infection (makes you sick)

• pathogen
• Capsid
• Vaccine