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Mosquitoes use body heat to detect people


Mosquitoes use body heat to detect people

While a mosquito bite is usually only a minor inconvenience, in many places it can have serious consequences. The Aedes aegypti mosquito spreads diseases such as dengue fever, yellow fever and Zika, while the Anopheles gambiae spreads malaria. The World Health Organization estimates that malaria kills over 400,000 people each year. Mosquitoes are considered the […]