Zika virus hijacks the skin of its human host to send out chemical signals that lure more mosquitoes to infect and spread the disease further, new research shows.
Zika transmission has been reported in more than 90 countries as the spread of the Aedes aegypti mosquito that carries the ...
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Zika virus manipulates human skin to attract mosquitoes and boost transmissionZika virus hijacks the skin of its human host to send out chemical signals that lure more mosquitoes to infect and spread the ...
When a mosquito pierces your skin, it does more than cause a fleeting moment of discomfort—it sets off a chain reaction ...
A creative layout featuring a photo of an Aedes mosquito, which can transmit the dengue virus, and cryoelectron microscopy renderings of mature dengue virus particles. Groups of dengue virus particles ...
It's only the females of mosquito species like Aedes aegypti and Anopheles gambiae that actually bite humans. And if they do bite, they risk transmitting deadly diseases like malaria, dengue fever ...
Mosquitoes can survive prolonged droughts by drinking blood, which helps to explain how their populations quickly rebound when it finally rains, biologists at the University of Cincinnati said.
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