Four of them affect humans and one of them affects dogs. Yellow fever By Amin, Achilleas, Breanna, Carly, Rachel Yellow fever is a viral disease carried by certain mosquitoes. The virus damages many body tissues, but especially the liver. The Aedes Aegypti mosquito carries the yellow fever virus from one person to another. When the mosquito bites an infected person or animal, the virus enters the insect's body, where it develops rapidly.
Yellow fever is found in jungle areas, especially in South America.
The disease can now be prevented by a vaccine. Encephalitis By Amin, Achilleas, Breanna, Carly, and Rachel Encephalitis is an untreatable, sometimes deadly and serious disease carried by mosquitoes. It's symptoms are severe headache, fever, vomiting, disorientation, chills, muscle aches and pains. It usually occurs in warm wet weather. Malaria By Kyle, Spence, Kevin, and Alexander Malaria is a dangerous parasitic disease common on tropical and subtropical areas.