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Alternatives to chemical mosquito repellents: Are natural options safer?
Health risks, environmental impact of chemical mosquito repellents have prompted a search for natural ones but are these alternatives safer and more effective?
Published on May 26, 2023 05:29 PM IST
Zarafshan Shiraz, Delhi
National Dengue Day: Is it Malaria or Dengue? Here's the difference
Though with common seasonal trend and high-grade fever as common signs, Malaria and Dengue both differ in other symptoms. Here's how to know the difference
Updated on May 16, 2023 12:16 PM IST
Zarafshan Shiraz, Delhi
Fragrances in soap can make you a more attractive target for mosquitoes
Lathering up with soap? Wait till the mosquitoes find out as soap can make humans more attractive to mosquitoes. Here's how to repel them
Published on May 12, 2023 08:33 AM IST
Zarafshan Shiraz, Delhi
How dengue-carrying mosquitoes evolve to become resistant to insecticides
Japanese scientist Shinji Kasai and his team examined mosquitos from several countries in Asia as well as Ghana and found a series of mutations had made some virtually impervious to popular pyrethroid-based chemicals like permethrin.
Published on Jan 11, 2023 09:03 AM IST
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Not only mosquito's bite but bacteria carried on its body pose risk too: Study
Avoiding mosquitoes to protect against bites is always a good idea. But a new North Carolina State University study shows that the bacteria-ridden exteriors of mosquitoes may be another reason to arm yourself with a swatter.
Published on Dec 17, 2022 05:44 PM IST
ANI | | Posted by Singh Rahul Sunilkumar
_1650698185820_1660992811739_1660992811739.jpg "World Mosquito Day is observed annually on August 20 to commemorate Sir Ronald Ross's 1897 discovery in which he found that female anopheline mosquitoes were responsible for the transmission of the malaria parasite in humans. Malaria is a parasitic disease which is spread to humans through the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito. Here are the four different types of Malaria prevalent in India that you need to be aware of.(Unsplash)")
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