mosquitoes
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Which Animal Kills The Most Humans?
Animals fatally maul, sting, trample and chew about a million humans per year. Pretty nice of them, given the numbers on our side – the average of 551 million chickens killed in Australia every year, for instance. In an ideal world, no one would ever get mauled by a bear, or contract rabies from a…
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Mosquitoes Prefer To Bite Some People Over Others
It’s always you, isn’t it? The person busy swatting away buzzing backyard mosquitoes or nursing an arm full of itchy red lumps after a weekend camping trip. You’re not imagining it ” mosquitoes really are attracted to some people more than others.
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A Brain-Infecting Virus Carried By Mosquitoes Is Spreading Far And Wide This Year
Over the weekend, health officials in several U.S. states reported more cases and deaths linked to the Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) virus. The number of cases, while still small, is set to make 2019 the worst recorded year for EEE in recent history — and it may be a sign of things to come in…
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Three Americans Have Died After Contracting Rare Brain-Infecting Virus Spread By Mosquitoes
On Tuesday, Rhode Island health officials reported that a resident had died after contracting the Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus. The death marks the third fatality linked to EEE reported this year, and the second such case documented in less than a week.