Mosquitoes are the dangerous creatures ever found in this earth. It transmits diseases easily and not to mention new diseases are just spreading day by day. The Mosquito day is observed in memory of British Doctor Sir Ronald Ross who discovered female mosquitoes transmit malaria between humans.
From 1930s London School of Hygiene and Tropical medicine holds mosquito day celebrations every year. These celebrations keep us reminding that the insect is dreadful and proper measures to be taken to get rid of it. Eradication measures taken has helped the UK and European countries to contain the spread of diseases through mosquitoes.
India has become the land of mosquitoes now. There were days where people are unaware of the names Chikungunya, dengue etc. There are more than 2500 species of mosquitoes which require wet, humid weather to dwell. Almost in all countries, the mosquitoes are ubiquitous except for Iceland, which is termed as the land of no mosquitoes. India is one of the country victimized for uncountable diseases spread through mosquitoes.