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Zika virus hacks your skin, makes you a ‘mosquito magnet’ to fuel deadly spread
Zika virus is currently present in over 90 countries and spreading at a rapid pace, thanks to Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which ...
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Zika virus manipulates human skin to attract mosquitoes and boost transmission
Zika virus hijacks the skin of its human host to send out chemical signals that lure more mosquitoes to infect and spread the ...
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Zika uses human skin as 'mosquito magnet' to spread virus further
Zika virus hijacks the skin of its human host to send out chemical signals that lure more mosquitoes to infect and spread the disease further, new research shows.
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Zika Update
The Zika virus has been circulating for more than 70 years, yet it only recently became a major public health concern. A team from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston analyzed the ...
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5 of the biggest myths and misconceptions about Zika, debunked
This past year, the Zika virus has emerged as global problem. The virus, which is primarily transmitted via mosquitoes, has been spreading around the Americas since May 2015. One of the reasons it ...
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EMBARGOED MEDIA RELEASE: Zika uses human skin as ‘mosquito magnet’ to spread virus further
Zika virus hijacks the skin of its human host to send out chemical signals that lure more mosquitoes to infect and spread the disease further, new research shows.
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Zika Update
researchers recovered from the brain the full genome of Zika virus. The finding, published this week (February 10) in the New England Journal of Medicine, is considered by some to be the most ...