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In some of these various species of Stegomyia are abundant, and in some Stegomyia calopus is the most abundant and troublesome form. All the natives of these islands are non-immune because there has never been any yellow fever there. Unless extraordinary care is taken the disease will be introduced there sooner or later and the results are sure to be most appalling.
Much later another species, Stegomyia calopus, just as annoying and much more dangerous was introduced and has also become very troublesome. A few years ago some of these were taken over to Hawaii and liberated in suitable places to see if they would not help solve the mosquito problem there. The fishes seem to be doing well.
During a warm spell in the winter or if the room is kept warm they may come out for a meal almost any time. Ranking next in importance to Anopheles as a disseminator of disease and in fact solely responsible for a more dreaded scourge, is the species of mosquito now known as Stegomyia calopus.
While all this is very probable in the light of what we know of the disease and the way in which other diseases caused by similar organisms may be transmitted by the parent to the offspring, yet the most conservative investigators are waiting for further proof. The whole fight against yellow fever, then is directed, as we have seen, against the mosquito, Stegomyia calopus.
The virus is conveyed from one patient to another by the yellow fever mosquito, Stegomyia calopus, and in no other way except by experimental injections. The virus must undergo an incubation period of twelve to fourteen days in the mosquito before she is capable of transmitting the disease. The parasite, whatever it is, has never been seen.
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