Articles of the author Saharan Africa Malaria is a mosquito
borne infectious disease caused by a eukaryotic protist of the genus Plasmodium. It is widespread in tropical and subtropical regions, including parts of the Americas (22 countries), Asia, and Africa. Each year, there are more than 250 million cases (...)
the ones that spread diseases like yellow and dengue fever – alter their wing vibrations in a mating signal. Scientists say that the annoying buzzing sounds mosquitoes make help males home in on female mosquitoes.
The insects even alter the (...)
borne virus
Geneva, Feb 21, SPA -- The World Health Organization will send a team to several Indian Ocean islands to monitor an outbreak of a viral disease that is transmitted to humans by
infected mosquitoes, AP quoted a spokeswoman as saying (...)
