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  2. Mosquito-borne disease - Wikipedia

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    The mechanism of transmission of this disease starts with the injection of the parasite into the victim's blood when malaria-infected female Anopheles mosquitoes bite into a human being. The parasite uses human liver cells as hosts for maturation where it will continue to replicate and grow, moving into other areas of the body via the bloodstream.

  3. Malaria - Wikipedia

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    Due to the high levels of lactic acid released from the human body, it has been hypothesized to represent a specific human host-recognition cue for anthropophilic (attracted to humans) mosquitoes. Pungent foot odor. Most studies use human odors as stimuli to attract host seeking mosquitoes and have reported a strong and significant attractive ...

  4. Mosquito control - Wikipedia

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    Nuisance mosquitoes bother people around homes or in parks and recreational areas; Economically important mosquitoes reduce real estate values, adversely affect tourism and related business interests, or negatively impact livestock or poultry production; Public health is the focus when mosquitoes are vectors, or transmitters, of infectious disease.

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  6. Why Mosquitoes Are So Dangerous Right Now - AOL

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    Mosquitoes carry a number of viruses and parasites that can be harmful to human health, including malaria, dengue, yellow fever, chikungunya, West Nile virus, and eastern equine encephalitis.

  7. Local elimination of mosquitoes is possible. Here’s why we ...

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    Here’s why we shouldn’t simply kill them all. ... only a few of which transmit human pathogens, so if the disease-transmitting species were eliminated, non-disease-transmitting species would ...

  8. List of deadliest animals to humans - Wikipedia

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    Source: CNET [2] Source: Business Insider [3] Source: BBC News [4] Animal Humans killed per year Animal Humans killed per year Animal Humans killed per year 1 Mosquitoes: 1,000,000 [a] Mosquitoes 750,000 Mosquitoes 725,000 2 Humans 475,000 Humans (homicide) 437,000 Snakes 50,000 3 Snakes: 50,000 Snakes 100,000 Dogs 25,000 4 Dogs: 25,000 [b ...

  9. Why Do Mosquitoes Bite Some People More Than Others ... - AOL

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    Here's what makes you so attractive to the bugs and how you can prevent bites.