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Researchers Identify Dominant Chemical That Attracts Mosquitoes to Humans
Net News Publisher —
Authority: 155
Scientists at the University of California, Davis, have identified the dominant odor naturally produced in humans and birds that attracts the blood-feeding Culex mosquitoes, which transmit West Nile virus and other life-threatening diseases. The groundbreaking research, published this week in the early online ...1 week ago -
Body odour attracts mosquitoes
Thaindian News —
Authority: 725
Washington, Oct 27 (IANS) A dominant odour given off by humans and birds tempts mosquitoes to prey on both, transmitting the West Nile virus and other lethal diseases, a new study has found.The study paves the way for key developments in mosquito and disease control.Walter Leal, entomology professor and postdoctoral ...2 weeks ago -
Thats What Id Say Too
Albany Citizen One —
Authority: 135
This is about demand . Thats the claim of authorities who previously mandated that healthcare folks get the flu shot. The idea is that now they want to save the limited swine flu vaccine for "high risk" groups. Jeesh...no epidemic on our hands? The predicted plague that would require that our health care workers ...2 weeks ago -
The So Called WNBA
Scouting The Sports —
Authority: 122
What can be done to save this floundering fish of a league? How about you lower the rims considerably, get some trampolines on the floor (ala Spike TV’s slam ball) and throw some short skirts on those so called ladies. If the WNBA put the pride aside and implemented some of these suggestions they might [...]2 weeks ago -
Review: West Nile Diary, by Kathleen Gibson
God With Us: Finding Joy —
Authority: 121
West Nile Diary: One Couple’s Triumph Over a Deadly Disease by Kathleen Gibson ( BPS Books , 2009) Bugs are an unwelcome but expected part of a picnic. The mosquito that bit Rick Gibson in August 2007 gave something back: West Nile neurological disease. West Nile Diary is the story of Rick and Kathleen ...4 weeks ago -
West Nile Virus
Health and Fitness —
Authority: 113
A virus that can cause a fatal ENCEPHALITIS, commonly found in humans and birds in Africa, Eastern Europe, West Asia, and the Middle East. Until 1999 the virus had not been documented in the Western Hemisphere. In 1999, 62 cases of severe disease, including seven deaths, occurred in the New York area, followed by 21 ...5 weeks ago
