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IDENTIFICATION
Mosquitoes are two-winged insects, which, with few exceptions, are small and fragile
and have a body length of from 3 to 6 mm.
They may deposit eggs in almost any body of standing water.
Some species deposit their eggs in soil, which is often flooded.
The larvae that emerge from the eggs subsist on matter in the water.
Several genera of mosquitoes are of military importance as disease vectors
Figure 5-1. Adult mosquito.
All mosquitoes that bite man, whether disease vectors or not, are important as annoying
pests and menaces to morale.
Section III. MOSQUITO-BORNE DISEASES - MALARIA
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DESCRIPTION
a. Identification. Malaria is a group of diseases resulting from infection by
protozoans in the Genus Plasmodium.
b. Signs/Symptoms. The disease in humans is characterized in the acute
stages by intermittent fever, profuse sweating, and chills.
c. Signs/Symptoms in Troops. The classical picture of regular chills and fever
is infrequent among troops who have recently been taking malaria suppressive
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