A creative layout featuring a photo of an Aedes mosquito, which can transmit the dengue virus, and cryoelectron microscopy renderings of mature dengue virus particles. Groups of dengue virus particles ...
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.
A study from the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine reveals that Zika virus alters human skin chemistry, increasing volatile organic compounds that attract mosquitoes. This boosts virus ...
The method involves using low-dose X-rays to render male mosquitoes unable to reproduce. Male mosquitoes don't bite and won’t have contact with people or spread disease.