TruemorsWorld Mosquito Day on August 20: Fight against Malaria
August 20 is World Mosquito Day. On August 20, 1897, Sir Ronald Ross discovered the link between malaria transmission and mosquitoes. Ross was awarded the Nobel prize for medicine in 1902, the second person to receive it.Sir Ronald Ross was a British physician born in Almora,...
Exotic Diseases in the U.S. May Rise
We know about Dengue Fever, West Nile Virus and Lyme Disease - but have you heard of Leishmaniasis Disease, Chagas Disease and/or Chikungunya Virus? Probably not, unless you've been to places outside of the U.S.... 
Mosquito blood gives up crook's DNA
The fossilized mosquito in Jurassic Park that provided DNA from its blood to rebirth dinosaurs offered an intriguing plot line but only the most ardent futurists saw the potential. Now police in Finland have... 
The Weird Body Quiz
"Kids are fascinated by their own bodies and often ask a lot of questions that even their parents don’t know the answers to. Why do we have earwax? What’s a scab? Why do mosquito bites itch?"
Home for 10 people ... in a portable box
"HELSTON, Cornwall, UK (CNN) -- A huge cyclone struck Myanmar in May 2008. It was the largest recorded disaster in that country, killing more than 130,000 people and leaving millions homeless. ...
West Nile Virus MWV19
West Nile virus entered the United States in 1999 and is now considered a seasonal epidemic that starts in the summer and continues into the fall. First isolated in Uganda in 1937, the virus can cause severe human...
Update first cases:Los Angeles Prepares for Tough West Nile Virus Season
" West Nile cases on rise in Southern California Gerhard Goedhart, district manager of the Orange County Vector Control District, holds a jar of mosquitoes and larvae at a news conference Tuesday in Garden Grove....
Texas Gets 2nd Case of West Nile Virus
Texas gets its second case of West Nile Virus as it faces a particularly wet summer."Health officials are urging borderland residents to protect themselves against mosquitoes after the city's Department of Public...
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Mosquito: Blueprint for a Painess Needle
Too clever by half! Scientists are developing a microneedle based on the proboscis of the female mosquito. The goal: painless injections. The difficulty lies in creating a needle that's thin enough to painessly...
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