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WHY DO MOSQUITOES BITE
Why mosquitoes bite some people more than others, and it has nothing to do with 'sweet blood'Mosquitoes are attracted to a unique blend of human body odors. This personal scent is determined by skin bacteria and sweat composition. B...- The one country on Earth with no mosquitoes has finally lost that titleIceland mosquito discovery: Iceland's long-held status as a mosquito-free nation has ended with the discovery of three Culiseta annulata mo...
- Why tech giant Google is planning to release 32,00,00,000 mosquitoes in the USGoogle's parent company, Alphabet, plans to release 32 million specially treated mosquitoes in California and Florida. This initiative aims...
- Scientists finally figured out how mosquitoes track and bite humansMosquitoes possess a hidden sense: they track your body heat using infrared radiation. Researchers discovered this ability, which, when com...
- Why mosquitoes bite some people more and easy prevention tipsMosquitoes, particularly Aedes aegypti, are drawn to humans by a combination of visual cues like dark colours and chemical signals such as ...
- For the first time in history, mosquitoes spotted in frozen IcelandFor the first time in history, mosquitoes have been observed in Iceland, indicating a significant ecological transition. The Natural Scienc...
- Chikungunya spreads across US - here are causes, symptoms, treatment, vaccines to keep you protectedNew York health officials have confirmed the state's first locally acquired case of the chikungunya virus, marking the first such instance ...
- What is Eastern Equine Encephalitis? Rare virus which killed first South Carolina resident in 20 years after mosquito bite; how does it spread and how to stay safeA resident died from Eastern Equine Encephalitis, a rare mosquito-borne virus, in South Carolina's Beaufort County. This is the first such ...
- Dengue cases rising in India: Everything you must know about common signs, precautions & treatmentThe dengue symptoms, if any, can last for two-seven days.
- Viruses can change your scent to make you more attractive to mosquitoes: ResearchHow mosquitoes seek out and feed on their hosts are important factors in how a virus circulates in nature. Mosquitoes spread diseases by ac...
- Artificial light may aid in controlling malaria, likely to alter mosquito biologyThe use of artificial lights can trick malaria-transmitting mosquito species that feed nocturnally into behaving as if it's daytime.
- Why the 'buzz' is never in their favourNo one will buy that mosquitoes are victims of a vilification campaign.
- This tech giant is gearing up to remove mosquitoes around the worldIt’s unclear what would happen if the world’s disease-causing mosquitoes were done away with.
- An ode to mothers who suck!The mistake parents make is that we don’t see our children for who and what they are and just expect them to be our mirror images.
- China-made mosquitoes to fight Zika virusThe team managed to lower the mosquito population by 90% last year using the same technique and helped containing dengue outbreak.
- 92% people unaware that mosquito causes dengue: SurveyA survey has claimed that around 92 per cent people are unaware of the fact that the deadly disease is caused by mosquito bite.
- A look at strategies adopted by other countries to combat dengueWHO, together with national and Cambodia authorities, is testing a long-lasting insecticide treated netting cover for household water stora...
- Dengue is caused by four different strains of virusIt gets transmitted by female mosquito of genus Aedes. These domestic mosquitoes, thriving around human habitations, typically bite in dayl...
- Political "buzz" gets too literal in Himachal PradeshCM Virbhadra Singh has likened predecessor Prem Kumar Dhumal's political jabs as mere mosquito bites.
- Lives of compassionGood friend and fellow columnist Vithal C Nadkarni informed us here a couple of days back how the Dalai Lama brought the house down during ...
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