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Kmt: Malaria Parasites Make Human Hosts Attract Mosquitoes-gctid223863

Started by Agya Yaw, Mar 06, 2017, 12:23 PM

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[SciDev.Net] Manila -The malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum produces a molecule which makes infected humans emit carbon dioxide and other volatile compounds that attract mosquitoes and help them spread the disease more efficiently, a study has found.

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I've been emitting these chemicals all my life.  Does that make me plasmodific?