Quick Mosquito Facts, Because What You Don't Know Could Kill You!

Did you know that there are more than 3,500 species of mosquitoes found throughout the world? Did you also know that mosquitoes carry infectious diseases that infect millions of people every year? Among the diseases mosquitoes carry are; West Nile Virus, Heartworm and even Malaria.

Tennessee is not immune to the diseases that mosquitoes carry, in fact, during 2009, it was reported that there were nine cases of West Nile Virus and in 2007 there we approximately 50 cases of Heartworm in dogs.

Don’t worry, Nosquito is here to help. We provide mosquito misting systems for mosquito extermination in Nashville and middle Tennessee backyards to alleviate not only the annoyance of mosquitoes, but to prevent the spread of their dreaded diseases. Contact us today for your FREE estimate and mosquito control consultation.

Ways to Prevent Mosquitoes from Spreading Disease

  • Contact Nosquito and control the mosquitoes in your backyard today!
  • Eliminate standing water
  • Install or repair screens in your home or business
  • Wear mosquito repellent containing DEET
  • Wear long sleeves and pants
  • Make sure your pets are given monthly heartworm prevention pills

West Nile Virus

According to this Wikipedia article on the West Nile Virus, “

West Nile Virus is a part of the Japanese encephalitis antigenic complex of viruses, it is found in both tropical and temperate regions. It mainly infects birds, but is known to infect humans, horses, dogs, cats, bats, chipmunks, skunks, squirrels, and domestic rabbits. The main route of human infection is through the bite of an infected mosquito.”

Symptoms include; fever, headache, chills, excessive sweating, weakness, swollen lymph nodes, drowsiness, pain in the joints and symptoms like those of influenza or the flu. Other patients have experienced nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, or diarrhea. Approximately 90% of West Nile Virus infections in humans are without any symptoms. Untreated, humans that contract West Nile Virus can die.


Not only do diseases from mosquitoes affect humans, but they also affect other mammals, including dogs and cats.

Heartworm

According to this Wikipedia article on Heartworm, “Heartworm is a parasitic roundworm that is spread from host to host through the bites of mosquitoes. The definitive host is the dog but it can also infect cats, wolves, coyotes, foxes and other animals, such as ferrets, sea lions and even, under very rare circumstances, humans. Heartworm infection may result in serious disease for the host.”

Symptoms include; dry cough, shortness of breath, a loss of stamina and abnormal heart and lung sounds.  In later stages the dog will experience weight loss, congestive heart failure, swelling of the legs and abdomen due to fluid accumulation and eventually death.