Viral Outbreak: The Science of Emerging Disease
Discussion – Biology of the Mosquito Vector
with Laura D. Kramer, Ph.D., Robin M. Moudy, Ph.D., and Eva Harris, Ph.D.
2011 Human Evolution
2010 Infectious Diseases
2009 Biodiversity
2008 Neuroscience
2007 HIV/AIDS
2006 Stem Cells
2006 Evolution
2005 Evolution
2004 Obesity
2003 Cancer/Neuroscience
2002 Genomics/Chemical Genetics
2001 Sex Determination
2000 Biological Clocks
1999 Infectious Diseases
1998 Cardiovascular Diseases
1997 Neuroscience
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Lecture 1 – Dengue Fever: Breaking Epidemic Cycles
Lecture 2 – The Virus Hunter's Toolkit
Lecture 3 – Fighting Viruses in the Lab and Beyond
Lecture 4 – Solving SARS and Other Viral Mysteries
Discussion – Biology of the Mosquito Vector
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1.
Life cycle and ecology of different mosquitoes
2.
Mosquitoes that transmit dengue virus
3.
Dengue vector
Aedes aegypti
in the U.S.
4.
Dengue vector
Aedes albopictus
in the U.S.
5.
Result of student mosquito-rearing activity
6.
West Nile virus and
Culex
mosquitoes
7.
Monitoring infection among mosquitoes and birds
8.
Video: West Nile virus field research
9.
American robin is an important West Nile carrier
10.
Why do mosquitoes not feed on rock doves?
11.
Do all mosquito males not take blood meals?
12.
Why are the dengue mosquitoes in Texas and Florida?
13.
How would knowing the bird hosts help us control the disease?
14.
Methods of controlling mosquito-borne diseases
15.
Transgenic mosquito trial on Grand Cayman island
16.
Carefully-regulated transgenic mosquito trial in Malaysia
17.
Can you target and kill only infected mosquitoes?
18.
Can you get dengue from a blood transfusion?
19.
How do you mark mosquitoes for recapture in the field?
20.
Can you prevent mosquitoes from getting infected?
21.
How can you make mosquitoes that die if they get infected?
22.
Do
Aedes
mosquitoes survive in cold areas?
23.
Does the dengue virus affect mosquitoes adversely?
24.
Is there any evidence of co-evolution in dengue virus?
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