Posted on 07/28/2013 2:33:10 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
Why mosquitoes prefer some people over others
ANI | 22nd Jul 2013
For years, scientists and researchers have had trouble explaining the reason behind mosquitoes' preference to choose one person while ignoring the others.
According to Jerry Butler, PhD, professor emeritus at the University of Florida, mosquitoes get attracted to cholesterol and steroids on the surface of skin, the Washington Times reported.
He said that people with a more efficient metabolism could have a higher cholesterol concentration on the surface of their skin - not their blood - than others, thereby attracting more bites.
Joe Conlon, PhD, technical advisor to the American Mosquito Control Association, said that any type of carbon dioxide is attractive, even over a long distance.
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Thank you. Yes, I am feeling better. Right now we’re sitting under a low pressure weather front and we’ve been overcast and gray with rain every day. It is NOT the rainy season. So, that adds to my mood. But the achy, feverish thing is going away. One thing I’ve learned with my kidney infections; I stay tired for a long time afterward, sometimes even as long as two months. Let others baby you, if you can.
Hope you are continuing to feel better. :)
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