Mosquito-Borne Diseases from Travel
Is this your child's symptom?
- Tropical diseases spread by mosquitoes
- Includes malaria, yellow fever, dengue fever, chikungunya fever and Zika virus
- Your child has no symptoms of tropical disease. If your child has symptoms, use other guides. These diseases start with high fevers.
- Tropical diseases occur in people who travel to or live in high-risk countries. These mainly are developing countries near the Equator. You may have traveled to a high-risk country recently.
- West Nile Virus is not included in this guide. See the Mosquito Bite guide.
- If NOT, try one of these:
- Animal or Human Bite
- Diarrhea Diseases from Travel
- Fever
- Headache
- Leg Pain
- Mosquito Bite
- Rash or Redness - Widespread