~ 151 ~ International Journal of Mosquito Research 2021; 8(1): 151-155 ISSN: 2348-5906 CODEN: IJMRK2 IJMR 2021; 8(1): 151-155 © 2021 IJMR www.dipterajournal.com Received: 28-11-2020 Accepted: 30-12-2020 Ayesha Anam Irshad Siddiqui Government College of Forensic Sciences, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India Dr. Charansing Kayte Government College of Forensic Sciences, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India Corresponding Author: Ayesha Anam Irshad Siddiqui Government College of Forensic Sciences, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India A systematic study to identify the awareness, severity and burden of mosquito-borne diseases in Maharashtra, India Ayesha Anam Irshad Siddiqui and Dr. Charansing Kayte DOI: https://doi.org/10.22271/23487941.2021.v8.i1b.511 Abstract Background: Mosquito-borne diseases are a rising concern. There are six mosquito-borne diseases in Maharashtra, the Indian state, which include Malaria, Dengue, Chikungunya, Japanese Encephalitis, West Nile Virus, and Lymphatic Filariasis. The status and trends of the five malaria, dengue, chikungunya, yellow fever and Zika diseases was reviewed in this study. The world's mosquito species and India's mosquito species were studied. The goal of this review is to identify awareness, seriousness and to find burden of mosquito-borne diseases in Maharashtra from 2016 to 2020. Materials and Methods: The present study was conducted in Maharashtra's urban cities.We carried out a survey using a questionnaire to assess the real burden of mosquito-borne diseases, and we also collected data to validate our findings from the National Vector Borne Diseases Control Program Directorate (NVBDCP) in Delhi. Results: We have got the 38% respondent suffered from Malaria, 18% suffered from Dengue, 31% suffered from Chikungunya, 4.1% suffered from Yellow Fever. It was also found that 60% of respondent were not suffered from any mosquito-borne disease in Maharashtra, India. We found that 64% people need hospitalization to cure mosquito borne diseases. Conclusion: To promote better awareness and to be conscious of mosquito-borne diseases, steps must be taken. The burden of malaria is higher than all other diseases transmitted by mosquitoes. Dengue patients are also found to be less than Chikungunya. There are records of death in Malaria and Dengue, but there are no recorded cases of death in Chikungunya. Keywords: mosquito-borne diseases, mosquitoes, malaria Introduction Mosquito Mosquitoes belong to the group of insects known as Diptera, or flies. Mosquito means, “little fly” in Spanish. Diptera means, “Two wings” – the characteristic that distinguishes flies from other types of insects. Proboscis – long tubular mouthpart for sucking up fluids and the hair- like scale on its body distinguishes mosquito is different from types of flies. Mosquito the dangerous insect Mosquitoes and the viruses they spread have been responsible for killing more individuals in history than all the wars. Still now, malaria-borne mosquitoes kill 2 million to 3 million people and infect another 200 million or more annually. A range of other mosquito-borne diseases kill and weaken millions more [3] . Mosquito species The Culicidae family is a large and abundant group scattered far outside the Arctic Pole, from tropical latitudes to temperate regions. It covers about 4,000 species, divided into two subfamilies and 112 genera [5] . There are three genera in the subfamily Anophelinae and 109 genera in Culicinae, divided into 11 tribes. Almost 4000 species of mosquitoes are found in the world. Up to 404 species live in India. 404 species and subspecies 3541, belonging to 50 genera and 2 subfamilies, are available in the catalogue (12 tribes) [6]