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Aedes aegypti Gorgas, William Crawford
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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
The Aedes aegypti mosquito is a carrier of the viruses that cause chikungunya...
Paul I. Howell, MPH; Prof. Frank Hadley Collins/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (Image Number: 9534)
Gorgas, William Crawford
U.S. Army surgeon William Crawford Gorgas conducted experiments on the transmission...
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