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- Published: August 20, 2021 11:05
New Delhi: World Mosquito Day is being observed today. Every year this day is observed on August 20, to mark the commemoration of British doctor Sir Ronald Ross’s discovery.
It was in 1897, that British doctor Sir Ronald Ross discovered that female mosquito also known as Anopheles mosquitoes transmit malaria parasites to humans.
It said that female Anopheles mosquitoes are responsible for spreading the malarial parasite and even leading to killing an individual.
The theme of World Mosquito Day 2021 is “Reaching the zero-malaria target”.
Here is how Twitterati reacted:
Let’s raise awareness about the problems caused by mosquitoes and methods to avert them.#WorldMosquitoDay #MosquitoDay #BestCBSESchool #Saffron_Public_School #Phagwara pic.twitter.com/Z5aXrKrkSK
— SaffronPublic School (@saffronschools) August 20, 2021
August 20th is #WorldMosquitoDay. The U.S. government is the world’s largest donor to the @GlobalFund, which is a driving force in the global fight to #EndMalaria. @PMIgov and @USAID partner with the Global Fund to prevent, diagnose, and treat malaria. https://t.co/YvcI44lqsM pic.twitter.com/SnfzkRkTTh
— US Mission to ASEAN (@USMission2ASEAN) August 20, 2021
#Malaria is considered one of the deadliest diseases in human history! Infecting humans since early civilizations, this vector-borne disease has killed millions of people for centuries & even today continues to spread menace in #African nations. #PandemicHistory #WorldMosquitoDay pic.twitter.com/k2K9iwFf28
— Dhanraj Nathwani (@DhanrajNathwani) August 20, 2021
It is worth remembering on #WorldMosquitoDay that the mosquito, which transmits viruses such as #dengue, #Zika and others, remains one of the most dangerous creatures in the world. $ILA is focused on developing molecules for the prevention & treatment of mosquito-borne viruses pic.twitter.com/dBClxkZVqs
— islandpharmaceuticals (@IslandPharma) August 20, 2021
? Today is #WorldMosquitoDay and this year commemorates the 124th anniversary of Sir Ronald Ross’s discovery that female mosquitoes transmit malaria between humans. It’s time to end this disease.
#EndMalaria#WorldMosquitoDay pic.twitter.com/QN4aUhfOrW
— US Embassy Suva (@USEmbassySuva) August 20, 2021
Today August 20) World Mosquito Day ?#WorldMosquitoDay ? pic.twitter.com/FORb2RkjfG
— Sharibearpaws???Resists??????????? (@Sharibearpaws1) August 20, 2021
Let us keep the stingy pests away and protect ourselves and our family members from deadly diseases like dengue & malaria by keeping our surroundings clean.#WorldMosquitoDay #Malaria#DengueAwareness pic.twitter.com/krW7DKIvll
— Rajat Pradhan?? (@RajatPr61321750) August 20, 2021
Today i was searching on the calendar. see what i found. What a coincidence ???#Muharram ❌#WorldMosquitoDay ✔️ ? pic.twitter.com/MSDjUllBkG
— आत्रेय-अंशुः? (@ItzAnshu1) August 20, 2021