Mosquito-Borne Diseases: Reasons Why You Attract Mosquitoes More Than Others
Do you always have a mosquito bite? Do you feel that you have more bites than anyone else? Well, it seems that mosquitos are attracted to a certain person that has the qualities listed below.
Mosquito bites should be avoided because they might be carrying diseases like malaria, Zika virus, and West Nile virus. Generally, mosquitoes only rely on a variety of attractants such as smell, movement, and color in order to find their food sources.
Mosquitoes are attracted to the body’s chemical excretion such as carbon dioxide. If your body excretes more carbon dioxide then it will attract more mosquitoes, which can sense as far as 164 feet. Mosquitos are also attracted to uric acid, lactic acid, and ammonia.
Apparel
According to Jonathan Day, a professor of medical entomology at the University of Florida in Vero Beach:
“Wearing dark colors (navy, black) and red makes you easier to spot, especially later in the afternoon, and their first mode of search for humans is through vision.”
Light-colored clothing seems to prevent mosquitoes from biting somewhat.
Odor
Pregnancy
Alcohol Or Perfume
Lively Skin
In one study, a group of men was divided into those who were highly attractive to mosquitoes and those who were not. The delicious ones were found to have more certain microbes on their skin as compared to the unattractive ones with fewer types.
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