A new form of mosquitoes has made its way into New York City. Prof. Laura Kramer from SUNY Albany discusses why the Asian Tiger mosquito loves urban areas and how dangerous it really is.
When you think of the most dangerous creatures on Earth, you might picture big animals like sharks or lions, but the insect world is filled with tiny critters capable of causing serious harm. The most ...
Mosquito-borne diseases are those that are transmitted to people through the bite of an infected mosquito. The diseases spread by mosquitoes can be caused by a parasite, as in the case of malaria, or ...
Britain is setting up an early warning system to detect dangerous mosquito and tick-borne viruses expected to arrive due to climate change. The warming climate is expected to drive tropical ...
Credit: Getty Images. With the arrival in California of dengue, a dangerous mosquito-borne disease present mainly in more tropical climates, public health authorities are deploying a range of ...