
World Mosquito Day: Date, Theme, History And Significance
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World Mosquito Day: The purpose of World Mosquito Day is to raise awareness of the various diseases like malaria, yellow fever, dengue, and chikungunya that mosquitoes can transmit.
World Mosquito Day is observed every year on August 20 across the globe. This day serves as a reminder of how crucial it is to safeguard our communities and ourselves against the potentially fatal diseases spread by the insects that are frequently found in houses all over the world.
Diseases like malaria, dengue fever, the Zika virus, and the West Nile virus are spread by mosquitoes. Every year, these illnesses affect and take millions of lives around the globe.
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