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sand fly bite

English translation: Spreads disease through the bite.

08:36 Feb 23, 2006
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Medical - Medical (general)
English term or phrase: sand fly bite
Spread by a sand fly bite, the disease affects your internal organs and can cause death.

What is meant by sand fly bite? Does it mean a fly which lives in the area of sand? Please explain.
Sanjiv Sadan (X)
Local time: 10:42
Selected answer:Spreads disease through the bite.
Explanation:
The female sandfly bites because it uses your blood to help it produce eggs. ... A sandfly is a very small black flying insect and it has a humped back. ...
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Kurt Porter
Local time: 10:12
Grading comment
Thanks to all of you for your great help.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +10Spreads disease through the bite.
Kurt Porter
5once some is bitten (or stung) by a sand fly, the disease spreads
Anna Maria Augustine (X)
3 +1укус москита
Kevin Kelly


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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +10
Spreads disease through the bite.


Explanation:
The female sandfly bites because it uses your blood to help it produce eggs. ... A sandfly is a very small black flying insect and it has a humped back. ...


Kurt Porter
Local time: 10:12
Native speaker of: English
Grading comment
Thanks to all of you for your great help.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  sergey (X): a humped back doesn't come as a surprise, i would've thought ...
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agree  Jack Doughty
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agree  Isodynamia
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agree  Kirill Semenov
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agree  Stefanie Sendelbach
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agree  Will Matter: Learn a zillion things around here, every day. Kak interyezniy!.
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  -> Very, interesting! Thank you, Will.
agree  Seema Ugrankar
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agree  Alexandra Tussing
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
укус москита


Explanation:
mоскит = sand fly (Multitran)

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Note added at 4 mins (2006-02-23 08:41:00 GMT)
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Oops! Sorry, didn't notice this was English only!

A sand fly is simply a type of fly (Phlebotomus)

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Note added at 6 mins (2006-02-23 08:42:41 GMT)
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"spread by sand fly bite" means that the victims are infected through being bitten by a sand fly.

Kevin Kelly
Local time: 01:12
Works in field
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Will Matter: Now I know "Ukus moskita" which I never expected to learn. Spasiba.
7 hrs
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
once some is bitten (or stung) by a sand fly, the disease spreads


Explanation:
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Anna Maria Augustine (X)
France
Local time: 07:12
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 27
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