Living in Minnesota, I have lifelong experience with the annoying and ever-present mosquito.
It was interesting to learn more about its role as a vector in systemic and ocular disease transmission in the cover story of this issue of Healio | OSN. In this perspective, I will share a few of the learnings I found especially interesting.
There are 3,548 mosquito species identified to date, but only about 100 of them transmit disease to humans. The female mosquito is the primary culprit as it needs blood to generate eggs. When (Read more...)