Viruses can change your scent to make you more attractive to mosquitoes, new research in mice finds - The Conversation

Certain viruses like dengue and Zika can make their hosts smell tastier to mosquitoes. Luckily, vitamin A and its derivatives may help combat these odor changes.

Mosquitoes are the worlds deadliest animal. Over 1 million deaths per year are attributed to mosquito-borne diseases, including malaria, yellow fever, dengue fever, Zika and chikungunya fever. How m… [+6689 chars]

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