MOSQUITOES

A female Aedes aegypti mosquito is shown in this 2006 Center for Disease Control (CDC) photograph released to Reuters on October 30, 2013. To match Special Report HEALTH-WHO/LEADER REUTERS/James Gathany/CDC/Handout via Reuters/File Photo ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY.
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HEALTH
Mosquito- And Tick-Borne Diseases Have Tripled, But The CDC Won't Say It's Climate Change
By Lauren Weber
We're totally unprepared to address what comes next.
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OWN
This Is Why Some People Get So Many Mosquito Bites
By Jessica Migala, Oprah.com
You aren't imagining it. Here's what really attracts the little biters—and how best to avoid becoming their next meal.
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IMPACT
4 Billion People At Risk Of Being Infected With The Fastest Growing Mosquito-Borne Disease
By Dr. Melvin Sanicas, Contributor
Vaccinologist, Public Health Physician, Gates Global Health Fe...
Dengue is transmitted primarily by the Aedes aegypti mosquito, the same mosquito that transmits West Nile virus, Zika and
SCIENCE
The Zika Virus And Politicized Science
By Peter Schwartz, Contributor
Distinguished Fellow, Ayn Rand Institute; Author, "In Defense ...
The Zika threat is causing great concern at the Rio Olympics, with some athletes having chosen to avoid the Games altogether rather than risk infection. But among the measures being taken around the world to combat this danger, one is notably absent: the use of DDT.
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HEALTHY LIVING
5 Ways To Avoid Mosquito Bites This Summer
By James Cave
And one you might not know about.
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HEALTHY LIVING
The Olympics Isn't The Zika Virus Nightmare Experts Thought It Would Be
By Paulo Prada, Reuters
So far, so good!
HEALTHY LIVING
Zika, Zika, Zika: Some Simple Tidbits And Tips
By Adam Friedman, MD FAAD, Contributor
Dermatologist, Physician Scientist
United States senator Mitch McConnell prepares to speak at the Republican Convention in Cleveland, U.S., July 19, 2016. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
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POLITICS
Lawmakers Enjoy Vacation While Zika Spreads To U.S.
By Michael McAuliff
They left for a seven-week break without passing funding to deal with the crisis. Now what?
FILE -In this July 23, 2013 file photo, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., stands outside of the Capitol in Washington. McConnell faces a nearly impossible task this election year: protecting Senate Republicans from the political upheaval of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. Trump’s polar opposite in almost every way, the close-mouthed, uncharismatic 74-year-old finally got his dream job just last year and is trying to keep it, even if a Trump backlash provokes a Democratic tidal wave in November. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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POLITICS
Congress Will Go The Rest Of The Summer Without Passing Anything On Zika
By Michael McAuliff
More than 3,600 people in the U.S. and its territories have already been diagnosed with the disease.
Mariam Araujo, 25, plays with Lucas, her 4-months old second child and born with microcephaly as they wait for a physiotherapy session in Pedro I hospital in Campina Grande, Brazil, February 17, 2016. Picture taken on February 17, 2016. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes
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IMPACT
This Charity Is Handing Out Zika Prevention Kits To Homeless
By Sarah Ruiz-Grossman
"Every year I run into a family sleeping in a park, or in the woods. They’ve all complained about bug bites, and now with Zika, the risk is even higher.”
POLITICS
The Price of Congressional Inaction on Local Response to Zika
By Leana Wen, M.D., Contributor
Health Commissioner of Baltimore City; Emergency Physician
Congress is finally answering the call to address the alarming infectious disease threat of the Zika Virus. However, the level of funding included in their recent votes is not close to enough. The effect will be particularly disastrous for local governments across the country.
WORLDPOST
Ebola, Zika and the Weakness of the Global Health Regime
By Daniel Wagner, Contributor
Managing Director of Risk Cooperative / Co-author of "Global R...
The U.S. Capitol dome is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington after the U.S. Government shut down last night, October 1, 2013. The U.S. government began a partial shutdown on Tuesday for the first time in 17 years, potentially putting up to 1 million workers on unpaid leave, closing national parks and stalling medical research projects. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS)
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POLITICS
Congress Is Using Zika To Show How Terrible Congress Is
By Michael McAuliff
Lawmakers didn't pass funding before going on vacation, but set a path to use that money as leverage to weaken clean water and trucker fatigue rules.
FIFTY
Camping: Not For Sissies
By Laverne H. Bardy, Contributor
Author, Syndicated Humor Columnist, blogger
SCIENCE
Why Mosquitoes Are So Obsessed with Humans -- and Why It Matters
By Ashley Vaughan, Contributor
Principal Scientist at the Center for Infectious Disease Resea...
All of us encounter a pesky mosquito from time to time. For most people, it's little more than a momentary nuisance. A nip, a few days of itching, and we move on with our lives. Many people don't get by so easily, unfortunately.
HEALTHY LIVING
The Time Is NOW for Some Mosquitoes to Go
By Paul Herscu ND, MPH, Contributor
Physician interested in the interplay between environment & in...
IMPACT
How the Private Sector Can Help End Malaria For Good
By Deena L. Buford, MD, MPH, Contributor
Global Medical Director of the Medicine and Occupational Healt...
We are at a point in time, on this World Malaria Day, when it's no longer just hypothetical to think that malaria can be eradicated
WORLDPOST
Ending Malaria For Good
By Dr. Tedros Adhanom, Contributor
Minister, Special Advisor to the Prime Minister of Ethiopia. A...
Early in my career, I was galvanized by a disease that ravaged my country and many others around the world: malaria. My personal experiences with malaria in the field as a young public health officer twenty-seven years ago had a profound effect on my trajectory.
IMPACT
The Mosquito and Malaria: Small Insect, Big Bite
By Leslie Mancuso, PhD, RN, FAAN, Contributor
President and CEO, Jhpiego
A future without malaria belongs to those who can dream about it, but more important, to those who create the future they want to see.
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