Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The _Aedes_ mosquito is a vector of several viral diseases, including eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE, and West Nile fever.

(NEW YORK) -- As forests shrink and wildlife disappears, mosquitoes are increasingly turning to people for their blood meals, a shift that raises real concerns about the potential spread of diseases ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Atlantic Forest on the eastern coast of South America is home to about 40 different mosquito species. Dr. Sérgio Lisboa ...

Mosquitoes aren’t just annoying. The pesky insects are also the world’s deadliest animal. Their bites facilitate the spread of malaria, dengue fever and other fatal diseases that kill hundreds of ...

Discover why mosquitoes are more attracted to some people, exploring factors like carbon dioxide, heat, and skin bacteria.

Mosquitoes have been biting people for more than a million years and probably much longer. An analysis of 38 modern mosquitoes’ DNA suggests an ancestral mosquito species developed a preference for ...

Sit with a group of people on a warm evening, and something curious often happens. One person keeps swatting the air and ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Humans have an exceptional ability to deal with viruses. In most cases, your immune system is able to fight an infection. On the other hand, your body provides a spa-like ...