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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...
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Gorgas, William Crawford
U.S. Army surgeon William Crawford Gorgas conducted experiments on the transmission...
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