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Medical Moment: Zika and childhood cancer
WNDU 16 South Bend· 16 hours agoIt’s rare, with only 800 cases diagnosed each year, but it causes 15% of all childhood cancer deaths. The Zika Virus is typically spread through mosquito...
The Scents and Colors Mosquitoes Are Drawn to
Time via Yahoo News· 2 days agoResearch has found that climate change has led to an increased risk of mosquito-borne diseases. Last week, Southern Nevada Health District cautioned...
How to avoid getting sick at the barbecue, in the pool, or on the trail this summer
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThis feature was originally featured on The Conversation. As flowers bloom and temperatures climb,...
How the Paris Olympics could become a super-spreader event for dengue
Medical Xpress· 7 days agoThe French government knows there is a risk of dengue. In Paris, hundreds of sites are being...
Experts warn of dengue fever surge in Europe due to rising numbers of ‘invasive’ tiger mosquitoes
The Independent via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe tiger mosquito has also been detected by authorities in the UK on multiple occasions since 2016,...
Mosquito-fighting drone takes flight in South Florida, a ‘huge difference’ to keep insects at bay
Arizona Daily Star· 3 days agoFrom vast parks to wetlands to conservation areas, Broward County is now using a drone to spray for...
Warning of increased cases of dengue and chikungunya fever due to tiger mosquito bites
Hardwood Paroxysm· 6 days agoSince 2018, dengue cases have nearly tripled compared to last year. Cases of the disease have also increased, but much less Chikungunya – Last year, nearly 50 cases were counted between confirmed ...
Dr. Anthony Fauci on pandemics, partisan critics, and "the psyche of the country"
CBS News· 3 days agoGrowing up on 13th Avenue in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn, in the 1940s and '50s, Anthony "Tony" Fauci...