Comparison of Anopheles and Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes, Illustration

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A comparison of Anopheles (left) and the Aedes aegypti (right) mosquitoes. The Anopheles mosquito transmits malaria. It bites in a tail up position. The Aedes aegypti transmits dengue fever, yellow fever, zika and other diseases. It bites in a tail down position.

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