Why Zika-Spreading Mosquitoes Love Feet And Ankles
How do these buggers manage to find and feast on even the smallest cracks of exposed skin? Well to start, they're really good at sniffing out our B.O.
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Would It Be A Bad Thing to Wipe Out A Species ... If It's A Mosquito?
Should we get rid of the Zika-spreading Aedes aegypti species? Or is it just never a good idea to eradicate a critter?
This Mosquito Likes Us Too Much For Our Own Good
Meet Aedes aegypti. It's an ideal spreader of disease — from its attraction to trash to its habit of sipping blood from lots of folks in one feeding spree.
Brazilians Have To Learn To Think Like A Mosquito
That's the advice from a biologist as Brazil launches a war on the mosquitoes that are spreading Zika virus.
Florida Governor Ramps Up Mosquito Fight To Stay Ahead Of Zika
It's only a matter of time, Gov. Rick Scott figures, before the Zika virus shows up in Florida mosquitoes. He's called for increased spraying and other moves to keep Zika and other diseases in check.
CDC Sees Major Challenges Ahead In The Fight Against Zika
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is involved on nearly every front, from diagnostics to the study of a possible link to microcephaly and Guillain-Barre syndrome.
What's The Best Way To Keep Mosquitoes From Biting?
The advice for avoiding Zika virus: Don't get bitten by mosquitoes in countries where the virus is spreading. So which repellents work — and which don't?
WHO Warns Of Zika Virus's 'Alarming' And 'Explosive' Spread
Facing criticism that the World Health Organization has been slow to respond to Zika, Dr. Margaret Chan delivers her first major address on the outbreak.
Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Join The Fight To Stop Zika Virus
On a trial basis, a British company is releasing genetically modified mosquitoes in Brazil to try to reduce the Aedes aegypti population — the species spreading Zika.
GHD Is Not An AFZ. HTH You Understand What They Mean!
Translation: Global Health and Development is not an acronym-free zone. Hope this helps you make sense of the alphabet soup of acronyms.