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Saturday, February 06, 2016

Zika Virus Found in Saliva, Urine of Patients in South America; US offers sex advice

1:39:00 pm Healthcare, Mosquito, Zika Virus No comments

Authorities in Brazil said that Zika has been found in patients’ saliva and urine, while US officials offered new guidance on sex for people returning from Zika-hit regions.

Body odour reveals malarial infection

2:27:00 am Chronic Diseases, Diseases / conditions, Malaria, Mosquito No comments

Scientists have found that an infection with malaria pathogens changes the scent of infected mice, making those infected more attractive to mosquitoes.

Drugs Is Becoming More Obsolete

2:57:00 pm Health Care, Healthcare, Malaria, Mosquito No comments

Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease of humans and other animals caused by parasitic protozoans (a type of unicellular microorganism) of the genus Plasmodium. Commonly, the disease is transmitted by a bite from an infected female Anopheles mosquito, which introduces the organisms from its saliva into a person's circulatory system.

Reasons Why You Are Prone To Mosquito Bite

1:30:00 pm Health Care, Healthcare, Malaria, Mosquito No comments

The mosquitoes are a family of small, midge-like flies: the Culicidae. Although a few species are harmless or even useful to humanity, most are considered a nuisance because they consume blood from living vertebrates, including humans.

Mosquitoes Detect Human Scents Attractive At Night

3:25:00 am Health News, Malaria, Mosquito No comments

In research that could change the way we protect ourselves from mosquitoes, scientists from the University of Notre Dame’s Eck Institute for Global Health have discovered the disease-carrying insects are able to smell major human host odorants better during the nighttime hours.

Malaria Could Be Tested With A Portable Device

2:23:00 pm Diseases / conditions, Malaria, Mosquito No comments

A device that measures electrical properties of red blood cells is able to detect if they are infected with malaria in the early stages. The researchers hope their findings will lead to a portable and low-cost, yet highly sensitive device that can diagnose malaria on the spot using just a drop of blood.