Scientists at Work: Why Do Mosquitoes Bite You?

Published: Sept. 4, 2019, 1:58 p.m.

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100 million\\u2014The number of people infected each year by a disease transmitted through a mosquito bite.

Story: In our latest \\u201cScientists at Work\\u201d episode, 2015 Pew biomedical scholar Lindy McBride discusses her research on one of the peskiest and deadliest insects on the planet: the mosquito. Listen in as we learn the facts about mosquitoes and why you may be more susceptible than other people to their bites.

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