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Mosquitoes - 29 News Result(s)
  • 8 Genius Home Remedies for Mosquito Bites That Really Work!
    8 Genius Home Remedies for Mosquito Bites That Really Work!

    Mosquito bites may be harmless, but these nasty bumps are itchy and can sometimes be painful.You'd be surprised at how many things you can find in your kitchen that'll help you fight that bite.

  • Malaria and Zika: Can a Live Chicken in Your Bedroom Protect You From Both?
    Malaria and Zika: Can a Live Chicken in Your Bedroom Protect You From Both?

    Next time you look out for a mosquito repelling ointment or get suffocated from the smoke emitting from the mosquito coil, just grab a chicken to save yourself from mosquito borne diseases.

  • Exposure to Light May Help Prevent Malaria Mosquitoes to Bite at Night
    Exposure to Light May Help Prevent Malaria Mosquitoes to Bite at Night

    Scientists have found that exposure to just 10 minutes of light at night suppresses biting and manipulates flight behaviour of malaria mosquitoes.

  • Altering 'Flavour' of Humans Can Tackle Malaria
    Altering 'Flavour' of Humans Can Tackle Malaria

    A specialised area of the mosquito brain mixes tastes with smells to create unique flavours, scientists have revealed, suggesting the development of a powerful odourant that can make "human flavour" repulsive to malaria-bearing species.

  • Early Onset of Dengue: 5 Simple Things You Can Do to Protect Yourself
    Early Onset of Dengue: 5 Simple Things You Can Do to Protect Yourself

    Dengue is a mosquito-born disease caused by theAedes mosquito infected with adenguevirus. It is a seasonal menace that many cities in India face every year especially during the monsoon months of July to September.

  • Mosquito Traps Laced With Human Scent Help Fight Malaria
    Mosquito Traps Laced With Human Scent Help Fight Malaria

    Dutch and Kenyan scientists have designed a unique mosquito trap which uses human odour to attract the malaria-carrying insects, helping cut the number of cases dramatically, researchers said Wednesday.

  • New Mechanism to Inhibit Dengue Virus Infection
    New Mechanism to Inhibit Dengue Virus Infection

    There is currently no approved specific treatment or vaccine for dengue fever, and an estimated two billion people are at risk for being bitten by Aedes mosquitoes and infected with the dengue virus.

  • How to Keep Mosquitoes Away Naturally: Prevent Dengue, Chikungunya & Malaria
    How to Keep Mosquitoes Away Naturally: Prevent Dengue, Chikungunya & Malaria

    Here are 5 effective tips on how to keep mosquitoes away, and thus protect yourself and your family from diseases like Dengue, Malaria and Chikungunya.

  • Climate Change is Shifting Areas of Skin Disease Concern
    Climate Change is Shifting Areas of Skin Disease Concern

    Climate change is bringing certain skin diseases and other illnesses to regions where they were rarely seen before, according to a recent research review.

  • Expert Views: How can the World Outpace Resistance to Eradicate Malaria by 2040?
    Expert Views: How can the World Outpace Resistance to Eradicate Malaria by 2040?

    The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, a global health and education charity set up by the Microsoft founder and his wife, has set a target of eradicating malaria by 2040.

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