Virginia Tech Researchers Discover How Mosquitoes Avoid Succumbing To Viruses They Transmit
Mosquitoes are like Typhoid Mary. They can spread viruses which cause West Nile fever, dengue fever, or yellow fever without themselves getting sick. Scientists long thought that the mosquito didn’t care whether it had a virus hitchhiker, but have now discovered, “There is a war going on,” said Zach Adelman, assistant professor of entomology at Virginia Tech.
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Filed under: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses on December 4th, 2008