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Aedes aegypti mosquito
How dengue fever and causes vascular leak and shock
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How dengue fever and causes vascular leak and shock
The dengue NS1 protein is thought to play a critical role in severe dengue disease...
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Why do mosquito bites itch?
Here's a gross fact: a female mosquito's mouth consists of multiple tubes.
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Aedes aegypti mosquito
A carrier of yellow fever and dengue, the Aedes aegypti mosquito plays a...
Paul I. Howell, MPH; Prof. Frank Hadley Collins/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (Image Number: 9534)
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