Harmfulness of Culex pipiens | Urban mosquitoes

Is it true that mosquitoes can carry hepatitis B and C viruses?

I do not know who you are and what is the degree of scientific interest in the question?
Answer: probably not.
In one study, it was shown that the g virus. Although it gets into mosquitoes (C. quinquefasciatus) with blood, it does not reproduce in them and therefore is not transmitted further.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC88344/
In general, this is done in Egypt, and so far, according to my confirmation of the transfer, there is no:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14964652
I don't know any more recent works.

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I've already read a lot of information about this, but I haven't found a clear answer to this question!

“Recently, more and more often you can hear talk about the fact that the consequence of a mosquito bite can even be hepatitis B.

"The ability of blood — sucking insects to transmit the hepatitis B virus has been experimentally proven by Chinese scientists," says Igor Nikitin, a professor at Russian State Medical University and a leading Russian hepatologist. - Mosquitoes serve as mechanical carriers of the pathogen. Fortunately, in countries with temperate and cold climates, the possibility of such infection is negligible, but it is better to try to protect yourself from insect bites..”........... I found this information on several sites!!!!Some people even say that these Chinese scientists conducted experiments on monkeys!!!

I became interested in this question when I found a trace of a mosquito bite on the child's hand, which shocked me: the bite itself, and around it a swollen
or swollen area of skin (I don't know how to call it correctly) with a diameter of 6 centimeters! There was more than one bite on the body, but only this one was so terrible! Of course, I might think that this is an allergic reaction, but why are the other bites received at the same time as this terrible one, do not look like it ?

I became interested in this question when I found a trace of a mosquito bite on the child's hand, which shocked me: the bite itself, and around it a swollen
or swollen area of skin (I don't know how to call it correctly) with a diameter of 6 centimeters! There was more than one bite on the body, but only this one was so terrible! Of course, I might think that this is an allergic reaction, but why are the other bites received at the same time as this terrible one, do not look like it ?

Molecular virology is closer to me than medicine (I don't understand it at all), and from this point of view, the data suggest that the transmission of these viruses by mosquitoes is unlikely. So I would calm down about that.
In more tropical latitudes (but you're from the midlands, aren't you?) mosquitoes transmit other viral diseases.
http://mosquitomagnet.ru/komar.html
I would show the child to a medical specialist.

Thank you for the information!
I also think that the child's specialist should be shown, but I am tormented by the question of which specialist: a dermatologist, an allergist, or just a pediatrician?

Thank you for the information!
I also think that the child's specialist should be shown, but I am tormented by the question of which specialist: a dermatologist, an allergist, or just a pediatrician?

This I do not know, but I think it is better to show anyone.
It turns out that such topics are discussed in other places as well:
http://forum.materinstvo.ru/lofiversion/in...hp/t998994.html

Thank you so much for your tips and information!!!

And how about modern means of reducing the population of mosquitoes of domestic production, for example, the Electrofrog system is able to reduce the population of bloodsuckers by attracting and destroying females.This Mosquito Killerthe mosquito killer has serious tests on its website

I don't think it can "wipe out the population".

And how about modern means of reducing the population of mosquitoes of domestic production, for example, the Electrofrog system is able to reduce the population of bloodsuckers by attracting and destroying females.This Mosquito Killerthe mosquito killer has serious tests on its website

It would be interesting to try.

Although carbon dioxide was also used as bait in sharper traps, maybe this one, where everything in the complex will be more effective?