Allergic Reactions

Local Reactions

• Erythema
• Pain
• Pruritus (see Pruritus, [[Pruritus]])
• Pruritic Papule (see Papules, [[Papules]]): peaks at 2-3 days (and subsequently resolves over days-weeks)
• Wheel and Flare Response: usually occurs immediately and peaks at 20 min
• Significant Local Swelling
  • May Occur in Children
  • May Occur with a Low-Grade Fever and Be Mistaken for Cellulitis
• Ecchymosis (see Ecchymosis, [[Ecchymosis]]): less common
• Vesicle/Bullae (see Vesicular-Bullous-Pustular Skin Lesions, [[Vesicular-Bullous-Pustular Skin Lesions]]): less common
• Necrotic Skin Lesion: may occur in patients with Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV)-associated lymphoproliferative disorders

Systemic Reaction

• Anaphylaxis (see Anaphylaxis, [[Anaphylaxis]]): rarely occurs with mosquito bite (Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol, 2007) [MEDLINE]

Infectious Transmission

General Comments

• Mosquitoes Do Not Transmit Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV): since HIV neither does not survive or replicate well in mosquitoes and the blood from one meal is not injected into the next host

Arbovirus (Arthropod-Borne) Infection (see Arboviruses, [[Arboviruses]])

• California Encephalitis Virus Serogroup (see California Encephalitis Virus, [[California Encephalitis Virus]])
  • Snowshoe Hare Virus
  • Jamestown Canyon Virus
  • La Crosse Encephalitis Virus
    • Vector
      • Aedes Triseriatus Mosquito (Eastern Tree Hole Mosquito)
• Chikungunya Virus (see Chikungunya Fever, [[Chikungunya Fever]])
  • Vectors
    • Aedes Aegypti
    • Aedes Albopictus Mosquito (Asian Tiger Mosquito)
• Dengue Virus (see Dengue Virus, [[Dengue Virus]])
  • Vectors
    • Aedes Aegypti Mosquito
    • Aedes Albopictus Mosquito (Asian Tiger Mosquito)
• Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus (see Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus, [[Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus]])
  • Vectors
    • Culiseta Melanura Mosquito
• Japanese Encephalitis Virus (see Japanese Encephalitis Virus, [[Japanese Encephalitis Virus]])
  • Vectors
    • xxxxx Mosquito
• Murray Valley Encephalitis Virus (see Murray Valley Encephalitis Virus, [[Murray Valley Encephalitis Virus]])
  • Vectors
    • Culex Annulirostris Mosquito
• Ross River Virus (see Ross River Virus, [[Ross River Virus]])
  • Vectors
    • xxxxx Mosquito
• Spondweni Virus (see Spondweni Virus, [[Spondweni Virus]])
  • Vectors
    • xxxxx Mosquito
• St. Louis Encephalitis Virus (see St Louis Encephalitis Virus, [[St Louis Encephalitis Virus]])
  • Vectors
    • xxxxx Mosquito
• Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Virus (see Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Virus, [[Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Virus]])
  • Vectors
    • Culex Mosquitoes
• Western Equine Encephalitis Virus (see Western Equine Encephalitis Virus, [[Western Equine Encephalitis Virus]])
  • Vectors
    • Culex Mosquitoes
• West Nile Virus (see West Nile Virus, [[West Nile Virus]])
  • Vectors
    • xxxxx Mosquito
• Yellow Fever Virus (see Yellow Fever Virus, [[Yellow Fever Virus]])
  • Vectors
    • Aedes Aegypti Mosquito (and Others Aedes Mosquito Species): Africa, South America
    • Haemagogus Mosquito: South America
• Zika Virus (see Zika Virus, [[Zika Virus]])
  • Vectors
    • Aedes Aegypti Mosquito
    • Aedes Albopictus Mosquito (Asian Tiger Mosquito)

Other

• Chandipura Virus (zee Chandipura Virus, [[Chandipura Virus]])
  • Vector
    • Aedes Aegypti Mosquito
• Malaria (see Malaria, [[Malaria]])
  • Vector
    • Anopheles Mosquito
• Tularemia (see Tularemia, [[Tularemia]])
  • Vector
    • xxxx