Viruses can change your scent to make you more attractive to mosquitoes - Scroll.in

The dengue and Zika viruses are capable of increasing the amount of acetophenone their hosts produce and emit, drawing more mosquitoes toward them.

Mosquitoes are the worlds deadliest animals. Over 10 lakh deaths per year are attributed to mosquito-borne diseases, including malaria, yellow fever, dengue fever, Zika and chikungunya fever. How mo… [+6630 chars]

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