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Doctors, what are the chances of contracting an infection disease from a mosquito.. do all of them carry disease..?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Quite variable.: Not all mosquitoes are carrying infections. Depending on where one is, mosquitoes can be a linked to diseases such as Dengue Fever, Malaria, Yellow Fever, West Nile viruses & encephalitis. West Nile, encephalitis viruses & Dengue Fever (rare) can be found in the US. If you are an area that it endemic for a particular disease - then your chances of contracting it are higher.

Answered 3/22/2020

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