Entomologists suggest that malaria-carrying mosquitoes may not be manipulated by the parasites that they carry, infact, it may just be an immune response."Normally, after a female mosquito ingests a blood meal, she matures her eggs and does not take another one until the meal is digested," said Lauren J. Cator, postdoctoral fellow in entomology and a member of the Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics, Penn State. "If infected, however, mosquitos will wait to eat ...Sunday 26 May 2013
Mosquitoes Influenced by Immune Response, Not Parasitic Attack
Entomologists suggest that malaria-carrying mosquitoes may not be manipulated by the parasites that they carry, infact, it may just be an immune response."Normally, after a female mosquito ingests a blood meal, she matures her eggs and does not take another one until the meal is digested," said Lauren J. Cator, postdoctoral fellow in entomology and a member of the Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics, Penn State. "If infected, however, mosquitos will wait to eat ...
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