Tag: mosquito

In a rare incident, a German man slipped into a coma and underwent 30 surgeries after a mosquito bite. Mosquito bites can be irritating and...

Do you ever feel like mosquitoes bite you more than other people? There may be a scientific reason for that. We’re all probably familiar with...

RIO DI JANERIO: Research by scientists in Brazil indicates that a mosquito more common than the one primarily known to transmit Zika infections may possibly be able to carry the virus, a development that could further complicate efforts to limit its spread.

BOGOTA: The mosquito-borne Zika virus, 'strongly suspected' of links to birth defects in babies in Brazil, has spread to more than 30 countries in the Americas.

RIO DE JANEIRO: Mosquito-borne viruses including Zika, which is feared to cause brain damage in babies, have driven a surge in sales of insect repellent in Brazil, manufacturers say.

GENEVA: The World Health Organization said Tuesday it had created a global unit to respond to the Zika virus, voicing fears the disease blamed for a surge in birth defects in South America could spread across Africa and Asia.

WASHINGTON: US researchers have carried out genetic tweaks to malaria-carrying mosquitoes so their offspring feature genes that block the parasite which causes the disease, opening the way to eradicating it.

A study claimed that mosquitoes consider biting humans based on their genes.