yellow-fever mosquito

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A black and white striped mosquito (Aedes aegypti) originated in Africa and now widespread in the tropics, so called for being the main vector of the virus in urban areas. US
    — From these considerations it must be inferred that the bite of a yellow fever mosquito which has sucked the blood of a severe case is likely to prove infectious for non-immunes at two separate periods[…]
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